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Kia ora, welcome to Wellington City Archives, Te Kano Kohinga Kupu o Pōneke.

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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Civic Centre ReconstructionMobil Street RaceParks and Recreation - Botanical Gardens: Begonia Houseb. Onslow Collegeb. Job 3145Wellington Central Public Library: microfiche readerWilton's Bush, Wellington, New ZealandParks and Recreatione. Elevated view of intersection, from roof of Town Hall Portico. Civic Chambers building (25-31 Cuba Street, 132-136 Wakefield Street) on the opposite corner, next to Anvil House (138-140 Wakefield Street) under construction. Motor vehicles, trolley bus,Portrait of Martin Chapman, CouncillorWellington Central Public Library: exteriorElevated view of Victoria Street with asphaltic concrete paving in progress, number of workmen and equipment, Victoria Street, March 1924g. Traffic Departmentar. Traffic Buildings Hutt ValleyCivic Centre Reconstructionc. Hobart Street and Fife Lane flatsh. Streetscape, 23 Duncan Terrace, KilbirnieAhi Kā at Te Papa and Taranaki WharfSummer Cityb. MED, Drainage, Wallace Sth. Berhampore Nursery, gardensa. Government buildingSummer City - Zoo DayCouncil elected in 1956 with F.J. Kitts, Mayorc. Showing tread on tyre used in aquaplaning test on prepared section of Hutt RoadGroup of Players and Visitors taken during the visit of The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of Melbourne to the Kelburn Bowling GreenGomezParks and RecreationCivic Centre ReconstructionTaroona first class cabinb. No 172 Derwent Streetb. No 64 Burgess Road. No 86 Helston Roada. No 17 Colway Sta. Wooden Fence, Miramar Parkb. Bulk loaderSummer City, fireworksDiplomats: Mayor's Receptionc. Little George Street7 Days LivePanoramas - HarbourAir Marshall Davis, Deputy Flight Commander RAF, with Mayor Kitts, commemorating opening of Wellington Airport.Elevated view of The Glen, Kelburnb. Access no 53 Cheshire Sta. Streetscape, Boulcott Street and Church Street intersectionGravestone, Mount Street CemeteryY2K night, before midnight, 31 Dec 1999Old Library on the corner of Mercer Street and Wakefield Sth. Hall of memoriesi. Drainage, Wellington Airportb. Traffic school
 
 
 

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