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Panorama of Oriental Parade and Oriental Bay

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Feature: Thomas Ward Maps/ Whakaaturanga Thomas Ward Mahere

1892 map sheet 33

 

     
Circa 1900 map sheet 33

 

  
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Panoramas - Cable Care. Kahikatea GroveSummer City - Sun Festival Bannersa. Crossing, Bunny St, Alleged accidentd. Logging operations, Water Board Forest Area, ParaparaumuCivic Centre Reconstructionf. Motor Vehicle, Street Cleaning/Flushing Truck, Oriental Paradea. Benford Spray UnitOnce Were WarriorsNissan Mobil 500b. 115 Miramar North Roadc. Single storey wooden dwellings, footpaths, motorvehiclesCitizens in Civic Square to welcome Queen MotherLa Fille Mal GardéeKupe Statue UnveilingLower Cuba Street, workmen working on tram tracksGlenbervie Cutting, Western Access.Crane at Wellington City Corporation Yard, Chaffers Street (order 25)Summer Citya. Liardet Streetab. HM the Queen Mother ReceptionArlington Street, urban renewal old houses on present sitesb. Nos 13-21 Tinakori Roada. Workmen are using a Gradall to dig a trench and load the excess soil on to trucks. Trolley buses passing byaa. Town Planning, Traffic, Courtenay PlaceGeneral - Southern Coastal ScenesCivic Centre, public areas in vicinity of MOB and Dominion buildingTransport Ship in Wellington Harbourj. Bar Washing facilities at the Royal OakVarious parks and gardensc. Panorama, Melrose Subdivisiona. No 68 Curtis St, garage and propertyb. Possible repairs to drains in progress. Wellington City Council worksheds, workmen, residential areaMayor Frank Kitts, with moral re armament representativesMax Winnie and Freddy Morgan with two unidentified musicians b. No 29 Farish St227 The Terrace and Allenby Terrace prior demolition 229 The TerracePortrait of Alfred Mills, Councillorb. King Street redevelopment schemeLyall Bay Surf ClubGlenbervie Terrace, Thorndonah. Copies of oil paintings and old photosGood Morning, Mr. GershwinGraves in Bolton Street CemeteryCivic Centre Reconstructione. Streetscape, Ranui Crescent, Khandallahas. Opening of Traffic House, Dixon Sta. Job 1008 Customhouse QuayParks and Recreation - Summer City Programmesf. Hobson Street Drainage
 
 
 

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