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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.

 

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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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j. Drainage, Job 9880. Drainage Reserve Trunk Sewer Relaya. Abattoirst. Malls worldwideBrooklyn LibraryCivic Centre ReconstructionPanoramas - HarbourL'orchestre D'hommes-Orchestres Performs Tom WaitsCivic Centre Reconstructionb. Caretaker's Cottage, Botanic GardenFrom the lower slopes of Mount Victoria, looking across to Lambtona. Patanga CrescentStaircase, former Government Housej. Cranes on various city buildings, taken from roof of Vogel Housei. Zoo - viewsWellington Zoo, tawny frogmouthSummer City - Straw Fight / Building Stagej. New buildingsj. Japanese Lily, Botanical GardensMobil Street RaceOld Library and Technical collegeOld Harris Street Lighting Officesa. Job 2658, pedestrian access, unidentified locationa. Walworth Road tipd. Pumping Station, Karori ReservoirCivic Centre ReconstructionNgauranga Gorge - Angell's Bridge and 18 cornerw. Traffic/buildingsi. Micro-strainera. Tinakori Road13, 15, 23 Hanson Street, sub-standard housesb. Rugby Stk. Site of proposed Japanese Garden, Botanic GardenCivic Centre ReconstructionMichael Fowler CentreHouses in Aro Street area, ScottP J HowmanCivic Centre - Reconstructiona. Miro Street Flats, footpath damageWellington Public Library Commonwealth Collection, official opening at Central Public Libraryl. Bridle Track, Khandallah to KaiwharawharaKarori Cemetery, Main driveway bedding out, 14 December 1988Hunnicutt, Captain of 'Arneb'Wainui Water Works near damd. Interior, Town Halle. Kilbirnie Shopping Centrea. No 39-41 Mount Pleasant RoadAhi Kā Matariki, on the waterfrontBrochure, Monowai Islands Cruise, 1936, Motor Tours at Suuva, Fiji, Saturday, 18th July (Morning or Afternoon)Te Wharepōuri Street Name Correction CelebrationGMV Aramoana in Cook Straight, New Zealand
 
 
 

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