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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

 

  
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Michael Fowler Centrep. Safety Week, Traffic Deptc. Panorama, Kiwi Point Quarryz. Milk Dept, Tory Sta. Footpath, Tory St, Cricketers Arms Hotelb. Glenmore Stk. Views of Wellington from Fitchetts Farmb. Molesworth Stn. Naturalisation Ceremony, Council Chamberf. Abattoirsb. Petherick Crescent, proposed road closureArtists, Jacquie Baxter (J C Sturm) and Jacqui Fraser, City Art GalleryCivic Centre ReconstructionU15, 23 Kenya Street, Ngaiog. View from KhandallahMcDowell, Commander of HM NZS 'Otago'b. Chaytor StreetGhuznee Street, progress work on Glover ParkSummer CityMunicipal ConferenceParks and Recreation - Botanical Gardens: Rose GardensCivic Centre ReconstructionAerial View of Wellington 1947, Evans Bay, Power stationd. No 240 Karori RoadNissan MobilSanta Claus on Mobile Librarya. Lonsdale Crescent, RongotaiTe Wharepōuri Street Name Correction Celebrationa. Wrights Hill ReservoirMobil Street RaceCivic Centre ReconstructionSummer City - Bricks / Marathon / Anderson Parkl. Forestry Area, Water Board. Council in sessionCambridge Terrace, Kent Terrace, Courtenay Place: building facades for eyebolt placemento. The Terrace, elevated view of dwellings, apartment building and a Masonic lodge. Also backs of buildings on Lambton Quay, including the Gresham Hotelb. Steel beams for Box Hill Bridge, Petoneb. Cleared section, Disraeli Street, JohnsonvilleMeals on Wheelsp. Wharenui Appartment Building, Oriental Paradec. Church, St Antony's, Miramar Avenueg. Job 2658, pedestrian access, unidentified locational. Farewell function to Mr John H Henning - US ambassadorAerial photograph of Rongotai AerodromeCivic Centre Reconstructionbb. Central Library, interior and exteriord. No 69 Maida Vale RoadShilling Coupon Ticketa. Two diesel buses, tramtracks and overhead wires, Roxy Theatre and Saint George Hotel in the background. Zenith Seeds Ltd on the rightb. Pipe in trenchOverseas Passenger Terminal
 
 
 

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