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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

b. House Frontages, Tinakori Rd-Park Stb. No 28 Todman Street, drainagea. Governor General Sir Arthur PorrittSummer CityStudents outside Primary School, Poriruaf. Ditchwitch trench diggerad. Presentation of Medals to Councillors, His Excellency Sir Bernard Fergusson. Council Chambersc. Karori Reservoirb. Display truckCivic Centre Reconstructionak. Cycle rally, Miramar School, Traffic DeptCivic Centre ReconstructionParks and Recreation - Botanical Gardens: Floriadei. Footpaths - various streets. Lombard Street Parking building from Manners Stb. Kelburn ViaductParks and Recreation - Summer City Programmesa. Views of workmen, equipment, excavating machineryNissan MobilCity Scapes - Suburbs, church being shifted from Childers Terrace, KilbirnieFishing Boats, Island Bay Beachce. Safety Week, Traffic Deptb. Abattoirs, ConstructionCivic Centre Reconstructionc. Farmers Lane stepsSummer City - Hot Café with a Little Percolation / Human Jukeboxc. Onslow RoadRubbish tip at Kaitoke and JudgefordSouth Coast of Wellington during a big southerly storm surgeq. Reception to Barry Devonportd. Broderick Road flats, General views and environsb. Rosalind Street, Ngaiom. Streetscape, Cobham Drive, Calabar Road. Motor vehiclesParks and Recreation - Botanical Gardens: FloriadeSummer City - Holmes and Judge Dance ShowBroderick Road, tunnel, break throughx. Chartwell Estate, Burma RoadSummer City, A Touch of the SunNo. 7 and 9 Luxford Street, single storey wooden dwellingsBrown Street: 6 and 8 occupied and destroyed by Mongrel Mob , exteriors and interior No 6, 1 and 3 buildings in poor condition, 41-43 Adelaide Roadh. Front of railway station from roof of Waterloo Hotel and ground levelSummer City - Kite Day / Skits in SchoolsCivic Centre ReconstructionCity Scapes, Museum Building, Buckle Street, interior viewb. Municipal Office BuildingSummer Cityb. Nairn StreetUnidentified groupFarewell at Library for Jacquie Baxter (J C Sturm)Meals on WheelsCivic Centre Reconstruction
 
 
 

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ANZ Tower 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

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