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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

 

  
Link to 1892 maps   Link to 1900 maps
 
 

Image Lucky Dip / Tou Waimarie Whakaahua

Cashmere playground, ChristchurchTaroonaa. Kiwi Point QuarrySummer CityColour negatives, progress, Cuba Mallz. Houses and Accesses - Calcutta Sty. Copies, old photos, milk deptCopy: Abortion, Apartheid, Unions, Nuclear (posters, handouts, protests)Arlington Street, urban renewal old houses on present sitesSlides for presentation regarding the possibility of A Consumer Driven Local Authorityd. Buildings at depotc. Workmen in front of 42 to 48 Adelaide Road, billboard for Cremolta to the rightSummer City - John Pilley's PhotosSummer Cityr. OrongorongoCivic Centre Reconstructionb. Burma Road Upgrading, KhandallahSummer CityRoad works, Wallace StreetBotanical Gardens, entranced. No 104 Tasman StCivic Centre ReconstructionSummer Citya. No 89 Liffey Ste. Various faults in footpath and street repairsSummer City - Sound Shell Concertb. Streetscape, sealed and unsealed road surface'Mayor of Thorndon' (Appeal for Blind)d. Wellington City and Harbour from the Botanic Gardenas. WCC staff social Golf Tournament, Shandon Clubr. Forestry Area, Water Board. Council in sessionWellington Glass Sortingi. Garages and encroachmentsKaituna IISummer Cityl. Walworth Road tipb. Malls worldwidean. Presentation to Mr Fitzgibbon on retirementg. Wilton Road tunnelWaikare IId. Views from sightseeing busb. Kings Chambers, Willis Streetc. Onslow CollegeSakai Sister City Events. Mike DransfieldSummer Cityb. Grosvenor Terraceb. Drainage - Hutt RoadEquinoxd. 79 Miramar North RoadSakai Sister City Event at Te Papa
 
 
 

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