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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

Cashmere playground, Christchurcht. Flats, Herbert Gardens-Dixon St. Civil Defence, Webb Stb. Nos 161-163-165 The TerraceWellington City Transport, Wellington By Bus brochurea. Art award to Sculptor, Crs Room, by Mrs Smuts-Kennedye. Traffic, Carlton-Gore Rd, Roseneath.Aro Street, workmen hand grinding joints with rail planeMobil Street Racet. Civil defence exercisev. Karori Reservoir, Bypass OverflowA typical Substation, 'a Town Planning problem' , Lombard StreetCivic Centre Reconstructione. Cecil Road (F. Miles)z. Evening for retired members, Green roomSpecific sites around city and Denis O'Connor's workb. Tennis courts at rear of churche. Bowls, Mount Victoria ClubGood Morning, Mr. Gershwinbh. Lambton Quay: Magistrate courtsSummer City - Hotter Than EverCivic Centre - Reconstructiond. Riddiford Street - Arney Stc. Properties in McDonald Crescent, tunnelling in Windsor Place, DrainageAro Street, Lister Truck for cartage of concrete from mixer to trackCivic Centre - ReconstructionAerial View of Wellington 1947, City, Wharfs [Wharves]f. Excavations, Manners StreetPacific Island Association Concert, Poriruaj. Traffic Cuba Streetd. Unknown housea. Steel beams for Box Hill Bridge, PetoneCity Scapes, burst water main, Victoria Street and Hunter Streetp. Traffic Safety Week, Majestic Cabareta. No 44 Hankey StreetWellington Public Library: Junior Section, displayse. Traffic House, Presentation to Taxi DriverElevated view of Kelburn and properties next to Kelburn Viaduct, 'Priestley's Service Station' and 'Kelburn and Northland Taxi Service.'h. Gorse on hillsidesb. Abattoirse. Traffic officer demonstrating signalse. Backyards, Vivian StreetHorse Tram, Lambton QuayWellington City Council Administration Building: foyer with new furniturec. Drainage, Karori Reservoirg. Bridge, Box HillMurphy StMale Toilet, Lambton QuayMobil Street RaceSpecial Souvenir Ticket to Commemorate the last tramf. Meter Wardens Group, Traffic House
 
 
 

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Abattoir BNZ Centre Basin Reserve Bolton Street Cemetery Botanic Gardens Bus Shelter Capital on the Quay Carter Observatory Centennial Exhibition Civic Awards Civic Square F G Barker Frank Kitts Park Freyberg Pool Interceptor Johnsonville Mall Karori Cemetery Keith Spry Pool Majestic Centre Makara Cemetery Mark Blumsky Massey University Michael Fowler Centre Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Neil Price Nissan Mobil 500 Reserve Bank Scots College State Insurance Tower Stephen Rainbow Street Race Substation Summer City TS Taroona (Ship) Town Belt Town Hall Tramways Victoria University Victoria University of Wellington Wellington Botanic Garden Wellington Central Library Wellington High School Wellington Hospital Wellington International Airport Wellington Railway Station Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre Wellington Town Hall Wellington Urban Motorway Wellington Zoo Zealandia

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