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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
 
 

Image Lucky Dip / Tou Waimarie Whakaahua

Person standing at front of Brooklyn Resource CentreNissan Mobilj. Testing Meters. Testing taps. Karori Reservoir tunnel. Depth indicator phone. Testing fire hydrant. Fountain rose gardenac. ExteriorCapital Development Agency - Santa Paradeaa. Vehicle Access, Newlands Road, NewlandsSummer City poster, Bay FestDetail of tram railDedication of memorial to Dr Cockayne, at Otari Parkf. Golf Tournament, Shandon Clubi. Cranes on various city buildings, taken from roof of Vogel Houseq. Traffic Safety Week, 17-24 Marchg. Traffic Safety Week Presentationc. No 31 Homebush RoadLook-out tower built in the garden of the home of G HunterCivic Centre - Reconstructiona. 42-46 Garden Road, accessa. Dwellings, Moa Pointa. No 21 Buller StTaroonab. Dixon St-Herbert Sta. Unknown housePanoramas - HarbourDays Bay [Muratai] RoadArjbarker Elevens. Harbour - from MOB roofb. Hobart Street and Fife Lane flatsb. Traffic safety week, traffic officer's visit to Children's hospitalUnite against COVID-19, Facebook post, Covid-19 Case Updateh. Cycle rally, Miramar School, Traffic DeptRoad Surface13, 15, 23 Hanson Street, sub-standard housesi. Seatoun Heights RoadMs NZ Contest finalists. Winner Ms Sicely (center front)d. Exteriore. Severn Street Extensionb. No 5 Macaulay Terracec. AbattoirsPanoramas - Cable Carc. Vehicle Access, Newlands Road, NewlandsMobil Street Racea. Copy of waterworks chartb. Kel Baker and Golf TrophyCivic Centre ReconstructionA Festival of Russian Balleta. Nairn Street Flats - constructionCivic Centre ReconstructionCivic Centre ReconstructionOtaki ScholarSummer City
 
 
 

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