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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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Grand Hotel, Willis Street. 5918a. Grey StreetCivic Centre Reconstructionc. Traffic, Esplanade Island Bayb. No 8 Moturoa StreetCity Scapes - Mayors Car at Lambton Wharfh. Wellington Airport, Interior of terminal, Magazines and Book shopd. Batchelor StreetAuckland Harbour Board Head Office buildinga. James Smith Ltd Eye Testing UnitSakai Sister City Events, Civic Square, martial arts displaycf. Substandard dwellingsw. Traffic DepartmentWellington WharvesSummer City, butter churningEvents in Wellingtonj. Lawn Cemetery, Karori Cemeteryj. Karori Reservoirb. No 6 Orangi-Kaupapa RdBlessing ceremony for Childcare Centre for Wellington City Council employees, 16 Hugh Streetb. Presentation by Sir Ian McLennan, Traffic Safety WeekQueens Wharf and "Maheno"Nissan MobilPortrait of New Zealand author, Ivy Prestonb. No 123 Vivian St, W and R Jack Ltdc. No 1 Mount StMichael Fowler Centre Concertsb. Views from roof of MO BuildingSpecial Souvenir Ticket to Commemorate the last tramj. Gift of books by Indian High Commissioner, Mayor's roomc. Wooden bus stop seat, Government Buildings, Lambton Quay, advertising for 'K' tinned fruits, vegetables and soupsNissan Mobil 500e. Television test, Traffic Housee. Laboratory staff, Tests for Traffic Depta. No 44 Owen St, Uneeda Fruit Coe. St Name PlatesDinner Menu, Union Line, TSS Monowai, Saturday 13th March 195433-37 Hunter Street, detail of tower, MLC BuildingParks and Recreation - Dragon Dance Festivalc. Abattoirsb. Bowls, Mount Victoria ClubCivic Centre Reconstructiona. Reception, Marshall Kuy, South Vietnama. Demolished dwelling, corner of Derby Street and Austin Street, Mount VictoriaWellington from the Western HillsWellington Public Library: revising the cataloguel. 137 Ironside Roadw. Laboratory, Corporation yarde. Kelburn Park - fountainSummer City
 
 
 

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