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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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Kelburn Viaduct.Parks and Recreation - Nairnville Park Community Recreation Centre, Ngaio, car parki. Flats, Herbert Gardens-Dixon St. Civil Defence, Webb StCopy: Abortion, Apartheid, Unions, Nuclear (posters, handouts, protests)Reception for Alfred Hill- composerf. Streetworks, Taranaki Streetj. Mr Hooker, Mr McCutcheon (M. E. D)View from site of burnt out dwelling, looking towards Te AroCivic Centre - ReconstructionSummer Citya. Paved path to Houghton Bay School, off Buckley Rd, damaged by kidsMichael Fowler Centre, interior viewCivic Centre ReconstructionOriental Bay BeachLibrary School. Presentation of Library School Certificatesi. Views of Wellington from Fitchetts Farmb. Rural area being developed as Treatment Plant, GlensideNissan MobilSummer Cityf. New dog pound, Moa PointElevated view of Southern NewtownSilverstream Road, Churchill Drive: construction of footpath, PEP projectb. Bridge, KhandallahParks and Recreation - Summer City ProgrammesSummer Cityi. Interior, Town HallHouses in Aro Street area, ScottSummer Cityw. Regent Park, Flat no 21. Hanson Street Block 1, Flat no 26. Hanson Street Block 2, Flat no 36c. Car Park, Jervois Quayd. AkatarawaYouth Council ?Parks and Recreation - Botanical Gardens: Begonia HouseSummer CitySanta ParadePushr. No 24 Crieff StConstructing tram track, Stout Streetb. Damage to footpath, Sutherland Road access to Queens Drivek. Traffic Safety Week, 17-24 MarchPainted Works, by Linda Grey and Caroline Campbella. No 36 Roxburgh StFestival of Wellington Traffic Slogan Competition winners, receiving gramaphone records as prizes from the H M V Co.r. Ridgeway extensione. Floating dock, Aotea QuayMobil Street Raceb. Tunnel - Waterworks, Maldive Stt. Storm damage, Ridgeway subdivisionSummer CityVarious rubbish themed images
 
 
 

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