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Panorama of Oriental Parade and Oriental Bay

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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
 
 

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d. 42 inch main, JohnsonvilleCivic Centre Reconstructionc. New dog pound, Moa Pointa. Queen Elizabeth ParkSummer CityBorovansky Ballet Companyd. Reception to Barry Devonportf. Slip - Tinakori RdElevated view of Aro Street Area and the Wellington Bowling GreenTown Hall119 Mairangi Road slip in relation to access way, slip at 9 Jonathan Wayb. Kaitoke WeirWalk in OtariMichael Fowler Centre ConcertsParks and Recreation - Summer City Programmesb. Reception to Lochiel, Chief of the Cameron Clanl. Drainage work, diversion of main interceptor Sydney Street West, sewer diversion and overflow Whitmore and Featherston Street, and Thorndon Quay Transport Terminal, stormwaterToby, Manners Stj. 9 Mein Street, a single-storey wooden buildingf. Panorama from the Dominion Life Insurance Building, Willis Streetb. Buildings, Corporation YardMural, Newtown SchoolMain entrance panorama, 25 January 1989r. Reception to Lochiel, Chief of the Cameron ClanLe Quattro Stagioni, The Four SeasonsSummer Citya. Waterworks, Raroa RoadSummer City - Zoo Daya. Wall on corner of Dixon StreetSalsa Ball, Cuban Carousel After Show PartyCivic Centre ReconstructionThe Barber of SevillePortrait of William Miller, CouncillorWellington City Transport, Scenic Bus Tour brochureKarori Cemetery, Seat on the Big Bend (next to GC2), 17 January 1989a. Construction site in Karori Reservoir areaHorticulture: United States horticulturists visit to NZ (3 men)a. Crawford RoadWellington Public Library: Newspaper & Commonwealth Collection Rooml. Miss CutterParks and Recreation - Summer City ProgrammesRecycling sorting plan in Toop [Troop] Road Seaview. "Full Circle"Summer City, Sun Festival, Sun Festival Sculpture assemblyOfficial opening, new cable car systemae. Cuba StreetPoint Jerningham & Evans Bay RoadPhoto of Roger ShandSummer City - Hot Café with a Little Percolation / Human JukeboxSummer Cityb. Play Area, Kipling Street Reserve, Johnsonville
 
 
 

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