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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
 
 

Image Lucky Dip / Tou Waimarie Whakaahua

b. Vehicle Access, 53 Bombay Street, Khandallaha. Thorndon Pumping StationStreet view, Thorndon and Tinakori Road areasd. Groundworks, Moa Point, Lyall BayWellington Public Library: photocharging issuesd. No 1 Regent StGlenmore Street, work on tramlineKatea d. Proposed site for new Reservoir, Maldive Street, KhandallahEvents in Wellingtona. No 49 Chelmsford Stf. No 240 Karori RoadPanoramas - Harbourc. Mr Pat JacquesCity Scapes, Open Spaces, Cenotaph, Lambton Quayj. Traffic Safety Week, 17-24 Marchl. Lawn MO building, Customhouse QuayCivic Administration Building walkwayk. Pilot tunnel for motorway, Windsor Placed. Lombard Street Parking buildingsElevated view of Wadestown, looking north towards Hutt Valleyas. Traffic Buildings Hutt ValleyOtari Park (children)k. Streetscape, various locationsMichael Fowler Centre, constructiona. Site of tractor accident, Mana Street, VogeltownOtari Gardens, Otari old alpine rock garden, pre-1999cj. Substandard dwellingsCivic Centre ReconstructionMichael Fowler Centrea. Two diesel buses attempting to pass. Motor Vehicles. Old Bank of New Zealand on the left, Kings Chambers in the backgroundSummer Cityag. Central Library, interior and exteriorFestival of the Arts, interior of St James Theatreac. Sar St, WashoutWellington East Girls College swimming pool, children playingKelburn Cable Car concession ticket, child/student, 10 tripa. Work strengthening gates 1 and 3, airportCustomhouse Quaya. Elevated view of intersection with Whitmore Street and Customhouse Quay - Newmans Coach Lines terminus in foregroundPortrait of William Henry Quick, CouncillorWellington Town Hall - View from Main Auditorium StageThe RidgewayArlington Street, urban renewal old houses on present sitesad. Flats, Herbert Gardens-Dixon St. Civil Defence, Webb Stj. Brosnahan TerraceKarin Jugensen and Theodore Bikelc. Views of No. 17 Ohiro Road, a single story dwelling. Derelict vehicles and rubble in yard, fill blocking stream. Commissioned by staff member:W Lees, City Engineers DepartmentRt Hon Sir Bernard & Lady Waley-Cohen, Lord Mayor of London: civic dinnerf. Parks and Reserves
 
 
 

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Abattoir BNZ Centre Basin Reserve Bolton Street Cemetery Botanic Gardens Bus Shelter Capital on the Quay Carter Observatory Centennial Exhibition Civic Awards Civic Square F G Barker Frank Kitts Park Freyberg Pool Interceptor Johnsonville Mall Karori Cemetery Keith Spry Pool Majestic Centre Makara Cemetery Mark Blumsky Massey University Michael Fowler Centre Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Neil Price Nissan Mobil 500 Reserve Bank Scots College State Insurance Tower Stephen Rainbow Street Race Substation Summer City TS Taroona (Ship) Town Belt Town Hall Tramways Victoria University Victoria University of Wellington Wellington Botanic Garden Wellington Central Library Wellington High School Wellington Hospital Wellington International Airport Wellington Railway Station Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre Wellington Town Hall Wellington Urban Motorway Wellington Zoo Zealandia

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