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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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b. [Council Robes] Deputy Town Clerk's regaliaSummer City2 Homewood Crescenta. WCC staff social Golf Tournament, Shandon Cluba. AbattoirsSummer Cityf. Nairn Street Flatsa. Abattoirsa. 87, 89, 91 Brougham Streete. AbattoirsCouncillor Les Chapmanc. Te Aro Hotel, Willis StCivic Centre Reconstructionc. Traffic, Cuba Sto. No 354 Oriental Parade, substandard dwelling (Mr Spiros Savos)ah. Safety Week, Traffic DeptRoller Skating, Poriruab. No 187-189 Buckley Roade. Petherick Crescent, proposed road closurec. Nelson Fisheriesa. Dominion Museum, Early Colonial SectionInterior of Victoria University Library, Hunter BuildingBotanic Garden plants, circa 1990. Aerial views of Botanic Garden, Anderson Park, Mount Albert, 18 Oct 1990Stewart Fountain, Christchurch373 SS MakuraSummer CityCourtenay Place - Dixon Street, Ghuznee Street, Taranaki StreetSummer City - Hollywood Mickey ParadeElevated view of Victoria Street with alsphatic concrete paving in progress, number of workmen and equipment, Victoria Street, March 1926Front View of Our Lady's Home of Compassiond. No 458 Evans Bay Paradeh. Drainage work, diversion of main interceptor Sydney Street West, sewer diversion and overflow Whitmore and Featherston Street, and Thorndon Quay Transport Terminal, stormwaterSummer City, human jukeboxa. Wentworth Streeti. Flooding, Kaiwarra [Kaiwharawhara] Areac. Pedestrian subway, Lambton Quay to Railway Stationl. Streetscape, looking down Featherstone Street towards Lambton Quayf. Cottleville Terracea. Faulty Engine Casting,Mayoral chaink. Accesses, Rights of Waya. Storm damage, Ridgeway subdivisionk. Zoo miniature railwayGround being prepared to form Central Park, BrooklynElevated view of Kilbirnie and Evans Bay, looking towards Wellington harbourbd. Visit of Chief Constable of Lancashired. Large concrete pipe being laid in a trench. Workmen are using a digger to dig the trench and load soil into the back of a truck . Contractor is C R Quinnb. Houghton Bay Tipb. Interiors, New Ladies Conveniences, Harris and Victoria Sts cornere. No 294-296 Lambton Quay
 
 
 

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