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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

Civic Centre Reconstructiona. Abattoirse. Airporto. Abattoirs, details of conveyor systemRoad widening, The TerraceCivic Centre ReconstructionCuba Mall openingHarlem Gospel Choir, The Concert of Hope Tour and Remembering Michael Jacksonl. Copies of oil paintings and old photosMargaret Sauvarin, librarian, allocating new artworksWCC, BCC Friday Comms for COVID-19 Level 2d. Nos 133-135 Daniell StreetCivic Centre ReconstructionCapital Development Agency - Santa Paradea. No 4 Lloyd Stj. 13-15 Garrett Street, three storey concrete commercial building, back of Morrisons' Buildingj. Drainage plant NgaurangaTramcar 107, Kilbirnie Tram Barnsa. Angus Avenue, drainsv. Golf Tournament, Shandon ClubParks and Recreation - Botanical GardensCivic Centre Reconstructionb. Drainage, Park Roada. Job 6310, construction site, unidentified locationh. Helston Roadg. Waterworks Reserve - Orongorongoe. Interior of flat, Newtown Libraryd. Surface conditions of various streets and footpathsCivic Centre ReconstructionCivic Centre Reconstructionb. Opposite No 54 Helston RoadSummer CityWing-Commander Graney, Task Force Commander RAAF, with Mayor Kittsw. Storm damage, Ridgeway subdivisionak. Traffic Dept Cycle Rally - Miramar Schoola. Job 9230 Shell CoParks and Recreation - Botanical Gardens: Rose Gardensd. Wilton Bush (Curtis Land)a. No 6 Rosehaugh Avenue, garageb. Karori Main Road, Donald Stt. Mount Victoria tunnel, Eastern approachesm. views of construction work in progress, workmen, equipment, graders, front end loaders, trucks, dwellings in the backgroundContact SheetPortraits, Freyberg Pool StaffParty GirlsWellington Zoo Programme and an Irish Visitor at a park or garden, c.1982Preparation for deconstruction and construction regarding the development of the Civic Centrecd. Shandon Golf ClubHinemoaParks and Recreation - Botanical Gardens
 
 
 

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