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Wellington City nightscape, City reflected in harbour

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

f. Mr Jim Sharp for CouncilmanCentral Library [City Gallery]b. Pumping Station, Johnsonville, brick building, with W W 1957 on exteriora. Curtis Street Tunnel, Crossover StructureBus with Philips TV advertisment painted onh. Wellington Airport, Interior of terminal, Magazines and Book shopCivic Centre ReconstructionPanoramas - HarbourSummer Citya. George Betts, author, at deskx. Substandard dwellings-see log bookFront Door, Dalgety's Building, 123 Featherston Streetd. Views of the commercial / industrial area around the Hutt Road and Kaiwharawhara Road intersection. Warehouses, dwellings, BP Service Station, motor vehicles, Kaiwarra Wool Store, Wm Cable Ltdb. No 88 Ellice Stc. Bridge, Hobsons GullyCourtyard outside the Wellington Railway Stationk. Pedestrian subway, Lambton Quay to Railway StationMV Risdon under constructionCivic Centre ReconstructionSummer City - Sun FestivalThe Rock, BNZ Centrev. Traffic Safety Week, Motor Court, Display Centrea. Pumping Station Extension, Karori Reservoirsd. Traffic houseb. Construction of pedestrian subway, Lambton Quay to Railway Stationa. Panorama of Melrosep. Plimmerton ReservoirSummer Cityo. Traffic schoolNissan MobilThe Esplanades. Regent Park, Flat no 21. Hanson Street Block 1, Flat no 26. Hanson Street Block 2, Flat no 36Children playing indoors (possibly Library)b. Airport, relighting and repaving runwayh. Mr H Price and Mr Ben Hunter, for Games Roomd. Motor Cars, Ross StCuba Mall, demolition of Evans's and Hope Brothers buildingsb. Burma Road Upgrading, KhandallahWellington Public Library: Music Room with Reference Room staff: J Campbell & G Campbell (not related)t. Substandard dwellings-see log booke. Inspector Oakley, Luminous Jacket, Stewart Dawson's cornerNissan MobilRailway wharf, boilers ex "Arawata" and unloading bananasThe Beggar's Operad. Workmen inspecting inside of drainsm. Alleged accident, Steps, Thule Ste. Reception, Victoria UniversityOld Library and Technical collegeb. Bitumen Compactor, Marshall Test GearTrain above No.5. Tunnel, Ngaio Gorge
 
 
 

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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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