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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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Wellpro [Graphic content warning - Meatworks]g. Headstone for Charles Wilkinson TremewanCarlton Hotel, Willis Streeta. Farish StLady McKenzie Garden for Blindq. Storm damage, Wakefield Street, Majoribanks Street, Mount Victorial. Inspection of damage to buildings, Corporation yardElevated view of Thorndon Flats'Wellington Star' (vessel): presentation of ship's picture to Wellington Cityb. Tory St. Vivian St. Cricketers Arms HotelMuralsa. Display truckd. No 4 Ravi Streeth. Office of Wellington Taxis, Vivian StreetOriental Parade / Oriental Baya. Tully St, DrainageCivic Centre Reconstructionf. Presentation, Municipal AssociationThe Geniusa. Fencing - Rex Street FlatsFleetwood Mac, the ExperienceEvans Bay RoadB+, StaffRandy Newmanb. Melrose Subdivisiona. views of damage to footpathSummer City - Zoo Day119 Mairangi Road slip in relation to access way, slip at 9 Jonathan Wayd. Central Library, interior and exteriord. Pohutukawa, The Terraceq. Substandard dwellings - see log bookArlington Street, urban renewal old houses on present siteso. Cuba Street MallPort of Lyttleton, 4 May 1899Parks and Recreation - Founders Weekendc. Job 9020, Wellington AirportMobil Street RaceNissan Mobilm. Alleged accident, Steps, Thule Sta. National Youth Orchestrab. Test Run, Civil DefenceBotanic Gardens, playgroundLeaning Wall at 46 and 66 Hankey Streetc. Salamanca Road (Mrs Hindle)South Coast of Wellington during a big southerly storm surgee. Views of single storey dwelling on the corner of Darwin Street and Chamberlain Streetbb. Visit of Chief Constable of LancashireSummer City - Wacky WorkshopsB+, Staffy. Footpaths - various streets. Lombard Street Parking building from Manners St
 
 
 

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