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Boat Harbour Wellington NZ, No. 391

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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.

Featured Content / Whakaaturanga Ihirangi

 

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

Danny Bhoyc. Cecil Road (F. Miles)Summer Cityf. Vehicle Access, Newlands Road, Newlandsk. No 440 Evans Bay Parade, Alleged accident, cribwallj. Fences, nos 58-78 Tinakori RdMain entrance panorama, 25 January 1989b. MuseumWellington Zoo, tigerd. Model, Torrens TerraceCopy: Abortion, Apartheid, Unions, Nuclear (posters, handouts, protests)a. Carlton Gore Road, wallThe Creek, Red RocksParks and Recreation - Botanical GardensView of Wellington Harbour, Somes IslandPhotograph of new asphaltic concrete surface, Hutt Road, May 1926Nissan Mobilb. Drainage, Aurora TceJanson's supermarket, Newlands Shopping CentreParks and Recreation - Summer City, Frank Kitts Parkf. Town Planning Appeal Board. School patrols. Wellington Club, The TerraceCarols By Candle Lighta. Electrical Cabinet, DrainageParks and Recreation - Aquatic CentreSummer Cityh. Houghton Bay Tipe. Municipal Parking Building, The Terracec. Flats, Duncan Terracel. Mechanical Draughting Officee. Traffic officer demonstrating signalsw. Workmen are working on the tramtracks inside the Karori Tunnel, outside entrance to tunnel. Machinery, motor vehicles, road worksAndanda Shankar and His World Renowned Dance Trouped. Views of slip in residential areaThai Royal Visit: Reception, Wellington Town HallSummer CityWellington Public Library, Johnsonville Library, Official OpeningWellington COVID 19 Lockdown Photosd. Street Repairs, Drainage, Ghuznee Street, Te Aro, Road works in progressCivic Centre - Reconstructionb. Various interiors, Public eating housesb.Streetscape, footpath, shops, motor vehiclesd. Newtown Library Environsi. Safety Week, Traffic Deptg. engineering shopCity Art Galleryj. Abattoirs26 Manners Streetd. Abattoira. 42-46 Garden Road, accessCouncil Chambers
 
 
 

Browse by Subject / Tirotiro-a-Kaupapa

ANZ Tower Abattoir BNZ Centre Basin Reserve Bolton Street Cemetery Botanic Gardens Bus Shelter Capital on the Quay Carter Observatory Centennial Exhibition Civic Awards Civic Square F G Barker Frank Kitts Park Freyberg Pool Interceptor Johnsonville Mall Karori Cemetery Keith Spry Pool Majestic Centre Makara Cemetery Mark Blumsky Massey University Michael Fowler Centre Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Neil Price Nissan Mobil 500 Reserve Bank Scots College State Insurance Tower Stephen Rainbow Street Race Substation Summer City TS Taroona (Ship) Town Belt Town Hall Tramways Victoria University Victoria University of Wellington Wellington Botanic Garden Wellington Central Library Wellington High School Wellington Hospital Wellington International Airport Wellington Railway Station Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre Wellington Town Hall Wellington Urban Motorway Wellington Zoo

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