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Boat Harbour Wellington NZ, No. 391

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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.

Featured Content / Whakaaturanga Ihirangi

 
 

Image Lucky Dip / Tou Waimarie Whakaahua

e. Reception Georgian State Dancersa. Trams & busesWhitmore Street, workmen tightening joints on newly laid tram rails, prior to concretingAmahl and the Night VisitorsSummer CityCopy: Abortion, Apartheid, Unions, Nuclear (posters, handouts, protests)d. No 17 Buckley Road, Damaged wash houseSummer Citya. AirportMadam ButterflyDry RotSteeple Rock Lighthouseb. Houghton Bay TipPanoramas - Harbourc. Reservoirs: Haywards - constructing pumping station and Punjab Street - watertank and views from areaa. No 20 Falkirk AvenueWW1 Engraving "Lord Kitchener"Oriental Parade, eventd. Drainage - Hutt Roadc. Abattoirsa. Drainage, Lido Theatreb. Diesel busesWatersider's cheques: for Sydney Barlow AmbulanceYeah Yeah YeahMichael Fowler Centre Concertsba. Golf Tournament, Shandon ClubQueens Wharf, August 1903c. Hanson St Flats development, Newtownd. Kearney Estate, Abel Smith Street15 Kent Terracec. Traffic, Willis St - Abel Smith Stb. Traffic officer in luminous coatl. Traffic Safety Week, 17-24 Marchd. Airportc. G A Hart, 1929-1935e. Backyards, Vivian StreetTram Signal at Railway Station Tram Stop, Featherston Streetm. Observation bus tourElizabeth Streetb. No 258 Thorndon Quayam. Opening, Civil Defence HQaa. Milk Dept, Tory StVal Murphy performing at the Monde Marie coffee barb. Views of construction, workmen using overhead crane to pour concreteVarious parks and gardensOtari Parke. No 440 Evans Bay Parade, Alleged accident, cribwallMMD [Municipal Milk Department] New Workshop - circa 1920 a. No 15 Thurleigh Groveb. Reception for President Johnson, USA, Civic Square - with Mayor Kitts
 
 
 

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Abattoir BNZ Centre Basin Reserve Bolton Street Cemetery Botanic Gardens Bus Shelter Capital on the Quay Carter Observatory Centennial Exhibition Civic Awards Civic Square F G Barker Frank Kitts Park Freyberg Pool Interceptor Johnsonville Mall Karori Cemetery Keith Spry Pool Majestic Centre Makara Cemetery Mark Blumsky Massey University Michael Fowler Centre Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Neil Price Nissan Mobil 500 Reserve Bank Scots College State Insurance Tower Stephen Rainbow Street Race Substation Summer City TS Taroona (Ship) Town Belt Town Hall Tramways Victoria University Victoria University of Wellington Wellington Botanic Garden Wellington Central Library Wellington High School Wellington Hospital Wellington International Airport Wellington Railway Station Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre Wellington Town Hall Wellington Urban Motorway Wellington Zoo Zealandia

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