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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

 

  
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81 Hatton Street.v. Food Handling, Health DeptNissan Mobilb. excavations for Karori Parkb. GEC site, Cnr Dixon and Herbert Streetsc. 15 Duppa Stf. Onslow Roadd. Job 9134 Tully Stc. New waterworks pumping station, Haywardsc. Accesses, Fraser Avenue, nos 58-31w. Ridgeway extensiona. Street Works, Paterson Street, Mount Victoriaa. Hole in footpath, Willis-Willeston StsCivic Centre Reconstructiona. Harry Vettori, Town Hall, For CouncilmanSteeple Rock LighthouseEvans Bay from Duncan TerraceTapuhie. Original description lost [foundations]b. No 42 Webb St. sewer flooding from blockage in No 44 Webb Sto. Haywards, Waterworks pumping station. Reservoir: Haywards, Waterworks pumping station, laying pipesg. Parks and Reservesc. Tips, Burma Rd, Melrosek. Traffic Safety Week Cathedral Serviceb. Carlton-Gore RoadSummer City - Kite Day / Skits in SchoolsTe Ika-a-Maru Pag. Opening of Traffic House, Dixon Stb. No 114 Pembroke Roada. Drainage, Karori Reservoire. Copies of Cartoonsn. Bowls, Mount Victoria ClubGilbert Young play area, prior to construction of parkOtari Park (children)Hens' Teeth, Squawk This Way!Substation, Wilton Roadb. Marina, Evans BayMurderera. Newtown Court Flats, Mansfield Streetb. Flats, Open Space Surroundinga. Rubbish dumped on side of Old Porirua Roadb. Ferry Terminal at WharfCivic Centre Reconstructiond. Nos 217-218 Evans Bay Rdk. Crossings, signsParks and Recreation - Botanical Gardensl. National Youth Orchestra, Town HallParks and Recreation - Dragon Dance Festivalc. Elgin Sumper no 618Courtenay Place bound Tramcar, no. 162 entering Karori Tunnel , City Portal
 
 
 

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