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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. Sump educatord. Traffic safety week, traffic officer's visit to Children's hospitalNissan Mobil 500a. No 10 Mairangi Rd, footpatha. Abattoirs14, 16, 18 Barker Street (for City Valuer)Elevated view of Te AroWar Memorial plaque, Wellingtone. Beam Test, Adelaide RoadCashmere playground, Christchurcha. 111 Cecil Road, pedestrian access to a single storey wooden dwellingh. ReservoirSummer Citya. Bus, Stanley Streetb. Crossing, Cuba-Manners Stb. Gateway Flats, Maida Vale Rd, Roseneath - defective drainsd. Wellington Harbourb. Roadworks, workmen, trucks, excavating machinery, commercial buildingsr. Logging operations, Water Board Forest Area, ParaparaumuSir Hamilton Mitchell, President of the Wellington Show Association, 1980-1985Victoria Street extension, Herbert Streetd. Houses and Accesses - Calcutta Sta. Various telephone operatorsSummer City - Sound Shell ConcertTram Tracks on Bunny Street, demonstration of 'Thermit' weldr. Accesses, Rights of WayDr L Wang, Chinese LecturerPanoramas - HarbourOfficial opening, new cable car systemSummer City - Town and country / Pie Baking'90's Rasta Man', Gecko Cafe, 6 Alexander Road, Raumati Beach, KapitiLioness Number 1Parks and Recreation - Aquatic Centrep. Flats, Open Space SurroundingIsland Baya. Nos 27-29 Montreal Grovea. No 8 Seatoun Heights Roada. Sub Standard Dwelling, 90 Mein StreetWellington City and Environs Aerial Mosaic 1962, Karorio. Opening, Civil Defence HQa. Streetworks, Taranaki Streetp. Karori Reservoir, Bypass Overflowa. Drainage Hay St Reservep. Reception to Colombe Plan StudentsHouses in Aro Street area, Scottk. Job 9880, Drainage Reserve Trunk Sewer RelayParks and Recreation - Botanical Gardens: Floriadem. Copies of oil paintings and old photosn. Civil defence exercisef. views of, workmen, machinery
 
 
 

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