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Wellington City nightscape, City reflected in harbour

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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
 
 

Image Lucky Dip / Tou Waimarie Whakaahua

c. Unknown Interiort. Backyards, Vivian Streeta. Pipes in trenchLambton Quay, mobile Welding Trucka. Rosalind Terraceb. Pedestrian subway, Lambton Quay to Railway StationCivic Centre Reconstructionu. Traffic Safety Week, Motor Court, Display CentreWellington Central Public Library: Ms Immerson assists juniors in Junior RoomYouth Council ?Civic Centre Reconstructiona. Happy Valley Rd, traffic prosecutiona. Exterior of ' Morris and Colpus Ltd' Workshop, Woodward Streeta. Aitken St - Sydney Stl. Reception, Colombo Plan Studentsc. Melrose TipCivic Centre ReconstructionCivic Centre Reconstructionb. Traffic Safety Week ProcessionGeneral - Southern Coastal ScenesPamphlet: Dahlke's Filter Co., Limited, Melbourne. Pure WaterSummer CityCivic Centre ReconstructionMacbethi. VariousWellington Festival, Schools Photographic Competition winnersCabaretNissan Mobil 500b. Drainage, Camperdown RoadSummer City poster, Free Concertsa. Panorama - Walworth Rd Tipq. Traffic Safety Week, 17-24 Marche. Basketball, YMCA, ME Depti. LaboratoryParks and Recreation - Botanical Gardens: Begonia Housed. Karori Reservoird. Chaytor St, fence damaged by car skiddingc. Streetscapes, Te Aro Flatj. Queen Elizabeth ParkWellington Town Hall - Main AuditoriumCivic Centre ReconstructionSalamanca RoadSummer Cityaw. Traffic DeptApuka Streetc. Truck no 582Summer City - Zoo Dayp. No 31 Rata Rd, Pohutukawa roots in sewer drain (Mr B Zimmerman)c. Motor Vehicle, 4 Somerset Avenuec. Wainui dam pipelines in tunnel.
 
 
 

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