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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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ae. Sar St, Washoutk. OrongorongoWorkman compacting fill around tram railG, Open Day and Official Openingb. Drainage, Wellington AirportFestival of Russian BalletBus with Philips TV advertisment painted onz. Interiora. Views of residential properties in Houghton Bay Road and Cave Road areaa. No 51 Wallace StreetCivic Centre ReconstructionKhandallah Reserve from Crompton Smith Garden, 46 Clark Street, Khandallaha. Kelburn ViaductNew Mothers' Support Groupa. Water Tower, Karori ReservoirMichael Fowler CentreMiramar Library, Christmas Treea. Sub Standard Dwelling, 112 Brougham StreetNissan Mobilq. Copies of oil paintings and old photosCivic Centre ReconstructionLambton Quay, facades of buildings now demolished - National Bank, Tobacconist / Hairdresser and S J Bishop ChemistMobil Street Racex. Children at Khandallah Swimming Poolf. Mrs Lynch, 10 Berkshire Avenue with a dog and catp. Mayoral ReceptionsGodspellb. Asphalt has been dug up. Shed 21 and Waterloo Hotel are in the background. Motor vehiclesRobert Hannah Centre, Eva Streett. Tulip Sunday, Botanic Gardeng. Visit of Japanese Youth Group to Sir Francis Kittsa. No 44 Hankey StreetCivic Dinner: Renouf Foyer, Inaugural Awardsc. Workmen in front of 42 to 48 Adelaide Road, billboard for Cremolta to the righth. Parks and ReservesToscaSummer Cityd. Types of flats, Poriruae. Test Run, Civil Defencee. Mansfield Street FlatsSummertime Popsg. Headstone for Charles Wilkinson Tremewane. Copies, Railway FileCivic Centre Reconstructione. Karori Reservoir area, workmen installing pipesac. Copies of oil paintings and old photosWellington Zoo Programme and an Irish Visitor at a park or garden, c.1982Summer City - Hot Café with a Little Percolation / Human JukeboxCrawford Road, Rongotai Road and Childers Terrace intersectionWCC, BCC Friday Comms for COVID-19 Level 2
 
 
 

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