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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

Fairy Storiesam. Opening of Traffic House, Dixon Stb. No 108A Rintoul Std. Copiesa. Abattoirsc. Traffic Safety Week, Council Chambers, Presentation by Cr Buttong. Duncan Terrace, fencea. Colin Dickiea. Ngaio Gorge Road, TrafficJimmy Carr, Funny Businessd. Upper body portrait of Jack Arthurs, City Councillor 1950-1959Cambridge Terrace, Kent Terrace, Courtenay Place: building facades for eyebolt placementb. No 173 Grafton Roada. Workman digging trenchaq. Golf Tournament, Shandon ClubMobil Street Raceb. Ironside Roadc. Visit of Japanese Youth Group to Sir Francis KittsKarori Library, Spinning DemonstrationSummer CityOtari Park (children)Civic Centre ReconstructionSummer Cityan. Opening, Civil Defence HQd. Karori Main Road, Donald StSummer City - Sound Shell Concerta. No 23 Colville StPipitea Point, prior to reclamation of 1876 along Thorndon Quayn. MED, Drainage, Wallace Str. Plimmerton Reservoirj. Storm Damage, Awarua Street (Kilminster Estate)a. Drainage, Hay Stj. No 98 Ruskin Rd-Newlandsb. Punjab St, waterworks reservoirh. Proposed 27 inch sw pipe at half costc. Car Parking Building The Terracef. Traffic DepartmentBack yard in Sydney Streetb. The Terrace parking buildingCentral Tower and Fountain, Centennial ExhibitionSummer City, human jukeboxj. Seatoun Heights Roado. Visit of Deputy Chief Constable of Gloucestershire (Mr Copping), Mayoral Receptionh. Mr John TurkMarg LaytonParks and Recreation - Botanical Gardens: FloriadeTram Tracks on Bunny Street, demonstration of 'Thermit' weldn. Logging operations, Water Board Forest Area, ParaparaumuTapu Te Ranga, marae, main house and gardens, 44 Rhine StreetCivic Centre Reconstruction
 
 
 

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