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Wellington City nightscape, City reflected in harbour

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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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i. Lawn Cemetery, Karori CemeteryThe Ten TenorsLyall Bay, residential area in foreground, Moa Point in backgroundWellington Public Library, Daily News Bulletin, 25 October 1991Portrait of Harriet EstallSummer City, Sun Festival, fireworksSummer City - Park Festivala. Flats in Residential A - Tapiri Street flatsConservatory, Lady Norwood Rose GardenPortrait of John (Jack) PatersonRoyal Visit, welcome for the Duke of Gloucester on the steps of National Museum and Art Galleryv. Visit of Chief Constable of Lancashirea. Flats, Hanson Street Stage 11d. Nairn Street Flats, Official opening ceremonya. Willis Street and Lambton Quay intersection, motor vehicles, tramcars, Kings Chambers, Stewart Dawsons corner, peopleCity Scapes, Museum Building, Buckle Street, exterior viewa. No 97A Aro Stc. Headstone for Myra and Henry Taftk. Taxi Stand, Dixon Streetb. Visit by officers of USS Gridleyb. Various old dwellings, see logCustomhouse Quay, Engineering work prior to new track constructiona. Path, Taft Streeti. AkatarawaFeed water (weir) Pumpsd. Traffic, Rakau RoadBrothers, Henry, William and James MitchellParades, military display195 The TerraceCivic Centre Reconstructionj. Waterworks, Orongorongo, Wainuia. Oriental TerraceMatuab. Riddiford St opposite hospital, No 7 taken from inside Ward 28bu. Shandon Golf ClubRoyal VisitWellington City Corporation Transport Services, Wellington By Bus brochureCivic Centre ReconstructionNissan Mobil 50015 Truscott Avenue, JohnsonvilleStreetscape/Drainage, Main Road, Karorib. Elevated view of motor vehicles and traffic flowsHutt Road from above Kaiwharawharabj. Central Library, interior and exteriorSummer CityCleverly Polynesian Youth FestivalMichael Fowler Centre ConcertsMobil Street Raceo. Wellington Festival, Night Lightse. Boulcott Street
 
 
 

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