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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

Bunny Street, Tramcars parked in front of Railway StationPanoramas - Harbouran. Rugby, Martin Luckie Parkz. Flats, Herbert Gardens-Dixon St. Civil Defence, Webb Sto. Copies of oil paintings and old photosRose, Lady Norwood Rose Gardena. Sub-standard building, 76 Adelaide Road, a two story wooden building next to the Adelaide Road Sub Stationg. Reception to American Astronaut (Cunningham), Council Chambersd. Traffic Safety Week Service in St Pauls CathedralThe Mayor meets with Cliff RichardCivic Centre - Reconstructiono. New waterworks reservoir, Punjab Stf. Council Houses Loan BrochureSummer CityCivic Centre ReconstructionSummer Citybj. Victoria UniversityDaniell Street Pensioner Flatsd. Classroom and group photographs, Traffic Schoolb. The Terraceb. Ngauranga pumping stationb. Library JohnsonvilleInterior of unidentified engine rooma. Tram Car no. 199, Kilbirnie Tram Barnf. Auxiliary Traffic Group, Traffic HouseCinderellaa. Karori Bus BarnCuba Mall, demolition of Evans's and Hope Brothers buildingsa. Panorama, Hanson Sti. Mulgrave Street Intersectionc. Traffic, Cuba Stc. Trench (MED)Civic Centre ReconstructionQueen Mother's visit to NZ, 6-9 Februaryc. views of construction work in progress, workmen, equipment, graders, front end loaders, trucks, dwellings in the backgrounda. Buildingsd. Wellington Harbourj. Copies, old photos, milk depth. 183 Rintoul StBelmont Viaduct being demolishedFacebook Post - News - South Coast evacuees return homeb. King Streetb. William Cable and Son, Storm damagePanoramas - Harbourv. Copies of oil paintings and old photosa. Traffic Safety Week, Majestic CabaretCivic Centre ReconstructionCivic Centre ReconstructionUnited Theatre SportsWellington East Girls College swimming pool, children playing
 
 
 

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