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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.

 

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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

at. Central Library, interior and exteriorGeneral - Southern Coastal ScenesCivic Centre Reconstructionr. Substandard dwellings-see log bookMarriage Guidance Council Mayor Sir John Ilott to Mr Carrington, Marriage Guidance Council Victoriaa. Jacobs Place, Te AroSummer City - Hot Café with a Little Percolation / Human JukeboxMayors of Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch & Dunedin59 Ghuznee Street, Bath House, Private Hoteld. Prince StreetCouncil Departmentsb. Women's hockey game in progressd. Staff, Abattoirsd. No 59 Strathavon Roade. Traffic, Herd Sta. Accesses, Volga Street, Carlisle Streett. Traffic/buildingsPanoramas - HarbourMobil Street RaceDutch Navy OfficersSummer CityTamahineSummer City poster, Pacific Island Festivalx. Civil Defence, Copies Instruction SignsCivic Centre Reconstructionm. Salamanca Roadl. Tennis courts at rear of churchk. Traffic schoolb. Job 9179c. Model of stadiumf. Excavations, Cuba Streetf. Traffic, Herd Sta. Views of residential properties in Houghton Bay Road and Cave Road areaa. Workmen are using machinery to clear piles of gravelThai Royal Visit: Reception, Wellington Town HallMatuae. Demolished dwelling, corner of Derby Street and Austin Street, Mount Victoriaa. Street Sweeping Machine, Oriental ParadeParks and Recreation - Summer City ProgrammesRed Cross Society Headquarters, 200 Willis StreetA, Open Day, Saturday, 7 December, 1991e. No 258 Thorndon Quay, drainagee. Sewerage Treatment Plant, Ngaurangaad. Traffic Buildings Hutt ValleyCivic Centre - Reconstructiona. Motor cycles, traffic dept in front of Town Hallm. Forestry Area, Water Board. Council in sessionJ.S. Bach, Mass in B Minorb. Tram tracksMenuhin, Yalta-concert tour with Retjo (solo violinist)
 
 
 

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