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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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Wellington COVID 19 Lockdown Photosa. Reception to Lord Rowallana. Motor Vehicle, Registration 259-383 b. Test Strip, Corporation Yarde. Waterworks, WainuiMayoral Mace from Harrogate, United KingdomCivic Centre Reconstructiona. Job 1634, wooden dwelling, unidentified locationCambridge Terrace, Kent Terrace, Courtenay Place: building facades for eyebolt placementWellington City Libraries closure notice COVID-19 Level 3d. Poor street repairs, trenches etce. Dwelling, 174 Tory Street, Te AroCivic Centre Reconstructionb. Te Aro Hotel, Willis StParks and Recreation - Botanical GardensDog lying on grass at Summer City eventRoyal Visit, crowds gathered to welcome Prince of Wales, Lambton Quayc. Retaining Wall, Mairangi Roadz. Basketball, YMCA, ME Depta. Buckley Road Access, Houghton Bay TipThe Moorings, 31 Glenbervie Terrace, ThorndonEdmund Anscombe with grandchildrend. Retaining Wall, Mairangi Roadb. Mulgavin House, PoriruaWool Gang in J Store and drawing of Wharf Officed. Traffic Cuba Streetf. Footpaths: Karori Rd, Parkvale Rd, Raine St, West Coast Construction. Angus Ave-Armstrong Court Flats, Builders OVLb. Interior and exterior, Waterworks Pumping Station, HaywardsOfficial opening, new cable car systemCivic Centre ReconstructionCivic Centre Reconstructionf. Mechanical Draughting OfficeSouth Coast of Wellington during a big southerly storm surgeSummer Citym. Botanical Gardensa. No 3 Kemp Stc. Auckland Terrace, widening and access (Mr Mann)Civic Centre ReconstructionCivic Centre Reconstructiong. Faulty repairs on various streetsa. Traffic, Esplanade Island BayNissan Mobila. Traffic Safety Week, Qantas Airways, Featherston Stl. Haywards, Waterworks pumping station. Reservoir: Haywards, Waterworks pumping station, laying pipesb. Mr R Whittaker or Mr A Bristowd. Streetscape, Rongotai Road, KilbirnieAcrobatic displays by Royal New Zealand Navy, Civic Square, Festival of Wellingtona. No 7 Evans Bay Roadm. Storm damage, Wakefield Street, Blair Street, Majoribanks Street, Mount Victoriac. Birdwood StMobil Street Race
 
 
 

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