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Wellington City nightscape, City reflected in harbour

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Wellington City Archives is the business archive of the Wellington City Council. Our collections date from the 1840s to the present day.

 

Wellington City Archives acknowledges the mana and tangata whenua of this region/rohe and the connection they have to this whenua/land.

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Feature: Thomas Ward Maps/ Whakaaturanga Thomas Ward Mahere

1892 map sheet 33

 

     
Circa 1900 map sheet 33

 

  
Link to 1892 maps   Link to 1900 maps
 
 

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a. Farewell to Sir Bernard Fergusona. Streetscape, various locationsSummer City - Hollywood Mickey Paradei. Pilot tunnel for motorway, Windsor PlaceLooking south along Cuba StreetReception to HM Queen Elizabeth II & HRH the Duke of Edinburghe. RoadworksColombo Plan & Special Commonwealth African Assistance Plan (SCAAP) function, 1968General - Southern Coastal Scenesa. Central Library, Cracked wallsd. Group, Traffic HouseCivic Centre ReconstructionGreeting Card, Karori Pool51 Ludlam StreetCivic Centre ReconstructionPanoramas - Harbourb. No. 53 and 57 Eden St, excavation and settlemente. Crossings, Mercer and Wakefield StreetsBill Bailey Livef. Corporation Flaga. No 93 Karori Main Road, FootpathMaxwell Dealer's Conference, Wellingtonf. Wainui dam access tunnelb. Torrens Terracec. Substandard dwellings. see log bookCivic Centre ReconstructionGrainger Street, South facingFestival of the Arts, exterior of The Opera HouseAerial view, PoriruaToomath's Building, Ghuznee Street, Te Arof. Kearney Estate, Abel Smith StreetInterior of Mount Cook Gaol / Wellington BarracksMichael Vinten's the Golden SalamanderO'Duffy, Michael (Irish tenor)- receptionSummer Cityw. Substandard dwellingsb. Alleged accident, Footpath, The Terrace, Gordon Wilson Flatsd. Traffic safety week, traffic officer's visit to Children's hospitalCivic Centre ReconstructionFozdar, S: Indian social worker at receptionDwelling, 111 Cecil Road, Wadestownb. Interior of pumping stationWahine IIAkers, Mr Anthony. Newly appointed United States of America Ambassador to New ZealandMeals on WheelsWomen in white dressb. Seatoun Heights RoadCivic Centre ReconstructionLambton Railway Stationh. views of construction work in progress, workmen, equipment, graders, front end loaders, trucks, dwellings in the background
 
 
 

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