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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
 
 

Image Lucky Dip / Tou Waimarie Whakaahua

b. Conveniences, Seatoun & Lyall BaySummer City, Begonia HouseSakai Sister City Event at Te PapaThe Botanical Gardens, Wellington, New ZealandCemeteries - KaroriKorean Dance by Chae Hyang-Soon Dance CompanyCarols By Candle LightSummer Cityh. Interior and exterior, Waterworks Pumping Station, Haywardse. Art award to Sculptor, Crs Room, by Mrs Smuts-Kennedyj. Opening, Civil Defence HQb. Illegal additions to dwelling, no. 137 Ironside Road, Johnsonvillec. St Mathews Church, Washington Ave, interiorb. Benford Spray UnitNissan MobilMobil Street Racec. Traffic houseBrooklyn Resource CentreSummer City - Sun FestivalLady McKenzie Garden for BlindCentennial Exhibition Map2, 4, 6 Evelyn Place: vandalised housesHot ChocolateParks and Recreation - Botanical Gardens: Rose Gardensh. KaitokeEvelyn Raye & Frank Lawton, receptionMobil Street RaceNewtown Shops, Riddiford StreetThe National Bank of New Zealand, on the corner of Featherston Street and Grey Streeta. Truck no 633Crowd gathered on Lambton Quay to watch Military Processioni. AbattoirsOpening day of Brooklyn Resource Centreb. No 90 Rakau RoadCity Scapes, corner of Dixon Street and Taranaki StreetPortrait of Esther Glen, author and journaliste. Inspection of damage to buildings, Corporation yardSummer City - Mardi Grasc. Cuba Streetd. Traffic Departmenta. Karori Reservoir area, workmen installing pipesc. No 2 Anderson Terracef. Civic Square, Princess Anne and royal party walking around, accompanied by Mayor, Town Clerk and their wivesLady Norwood Rose Gardenad. Safety Week, Traffic Deptc. Tunnel - Waterworks, Maldive Sta. No. 7 and 9 Lyndfield LaneTransisters, in BurlesqueLion Statuea. Pedestrian subway, Lambton Quay to Railway Station
 
 
 

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