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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.

 

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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

Lady McKenzie Garden for Blindl. Traffic, Liardet StFilm Crew in Civic Squared. Pumping Station, Karori Reservoirn. Mount Victoria tunnel, Eastern approachesa. No 405 Happy Valley RoadNew Zealand School of Dance, 40th Anniversary Graduation Seasonb. Patrol Car, trafficf. Abattoirsb. New Dwellings, 11 to 15 Kahikatea Grove, NewlandsLombard Street - 29 May 1968 Old Library and Technical collegej. Storm damage, Ngaio Gorge Rd, Atlantic Oil Cob. Houses and Accesses - Calcutta StFuneral cortege of Mother Mary Aubert, Island Bayb. No 32 Koromiko Roadi. Cooking contest in MED showroomsa. Pedestrian subway, Lambton Quay to Railway Stationm. Storm damage, Wakefield Street, Majoribanks Street, Mount VictoriaMobil Street RaceMobil Street RaceBabba, Millenium Global TourUSSR Cultural Mission to NZNissan Mobil 500City Scapes, Museum Building, Buckle Street, interior viewRoyal Visit, crowds gathered to welcome Prince of Wales, Lambton QuaySummer City - Hotter Than Everaa. Substandard dwellings - see log bookp. Council Chamber, presentation to Mr Pritchard, GM of Transport Depta. Wall, Mercer Streeta. Fair on vacant car lotLuminab. No 43 Awarua Streetc. Drainage, Park RoadGeneral - Southern Coastal ScenesSummer CityLooking towards the Tory & Buckle Street intersection. The brick building in the background was the Police Barracks. Photograph of new asphaltic concrete surface, Tasman Street, 1926Mobil Street Racea. Slip - Tinakori Road (slip occurred 29/7/69)14 Mana Street, rubbish by wall top of batterc. Safety Week, Traffic Depta. Salamanca Road (A Carson)f. Views of streetscape, road surface, road works, machinery, motor vehicles, people, street signs, commercial buildings, Foresters Arms HotelSummer City - Holmes and Judge Dance ShowGeneral - Southern Coastal ScenesConstruction of new viaduct on Upland Roadk. Reception to Lochiel, Chief of the Cameron ClanSummer City poster, Pacific Island Festivalk. Footpaths and accesses, various streets - see log bookThe Rock, BNZ Centre
 
 
 

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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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