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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
 
 

Image Lucky Dip / Tou Waimarie Whakaahua

Rose, Lady Norwood Rose Gardenl. Tennis courts at rear of churchChildren playing in Cuba Mallg. No 2 Anderson TerraceElevated of Oriental Bay, from above Oriental Paradec. Salamanca RoadMayoral ReceptionsPanoramas - HarbourCivic Centre ReconstructionNew wharf being constructedh. Woodward Street and environsb. Vivian StMichael Fowler Centre Concertse. Milk station, RahuiCivic Centre Reconstructionc. Wilton Road, Drainage tunnelk. Reception to Barry DevonportDuncan Terrace Flatsd. Old Substation Jervois QuayCheapsidec. HospitalSummer Cityat. Golf Tournament, Shandon Clubb. Workmen constructing drainage systemJapanese Embassy Original Children's PaintingSummer Cityd. Golf Tournament, Shandon ClubPortraits of the family of Archbishop Redwooda. No 90 Overtoun TerraceNo 2 Short Streetal. Traffic Dept Cycle Rally - Miramar SchoolBuilding exteriorw. Forestry Area, Water Board. Council in sessionx. Zoo23 Richmond Avenue: broken sewer drain, general state of kerb etcChapel, Karori Cemeteryi. Transit Camp, Darlington Road, Miramarb. Kings Chambers, Willis StreetSummer Cityc. 42 inch main, JohnsonvilleWCC, Wellington at Alert Level 1, bannerCivic Centre - Reconstructionb . Views of road work being carried out by the Drainage Department. Excavation equipment and roller. In the background, W H Long & Co, Foresters Armsc. Car Park, The Terraceb. AbattoirsCivic Centre ReconstructionCity Scapesd. Views of construction, workmen using overhead crane to pour concreteb. No 2 Parliament StreetFarewell at Library for Jacquie Baxter (J C Sturm)
 
 
 

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