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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
 
 

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Part of Saint Marys College, Hill StreetAlbion Gold Mine, Black Gully, Makaraa. Reception to Colombe Plan Studentsh. Food Handling and Hygiene, Health Branchb. Job 7537a. Reception, traffic houseb. AbattoirsJohn Rowles, Now is the HourEast end of Courtenay Placeh. Traffic Department staff at the Regal Theatrem. Dwellings, Garden RoadSummer City, Sun FestivalWellington Secondary School Principals: reception by Mayor & CouncillorsTheatrel. Backyards, Vivian StreetOtari Park (children)Panoramas - HarbourSummer CityLee, Dong Whan, Korean Ambassador (Canberra)Panoramas - Harbourc. Staff, AbattoirsCivic Centre - Reconstructionh. Kitchen Tapg. Pedestrian subway, Lambton Quay to Railway StationBotanic Gardense. Fountain, Lady Norwood Rose Gardenb. No 72 Mortimer Terracea. Nairn St, Brooklyn Rde. Proposed 27 inch sw pipe at half costBrookborough, Rt Hon Viscount CBE, MC, MP, Prime Minister North Ireland & Lady Bd. Broderick Road Bridge over the railway linea. Interior of Sewer Main, Whitmore Streetah. Opening, Civil Defence HQShip, 'S T Pelican', moored at wharfParks and Recreation - Aquatic CentreSue-Ann Post, A Bit of PostscriptChekhov's 3 Sistersd. No 79 Sar Streetb. Steps, AirportMichael Fowler Centre ConcertsWhitmore Street, new tram rails in position for concretinga. Pembroke Rd. Huntingdon St. Awarua St. Fox StPortrait of Mr. J BryceElevated view of Queens WharfCivic Farewell, Lord and Lady Cobham, Governor General of New Zealand 1957-1962e. Hanson St, NewtownCivic Centre ReconstructionL'orchestre D'hommes-Orchestres Performs Tom WaitsCivic Centre, public areas in vicinity of MOB and Dominion buildinga. Salamanca Road (A Carson)
 
 
 

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