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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.

Featured Content / Whakaaturanga Ihirangi

 

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

a. 9 Mein Street, a single-storey wooden buildingak. Golf Tournament, Shandon Clubb. View of construction site, workmen are pouring concrete into framingi. Alleged accident, Steps, Thule Stb. Bowen StreetNissan Mobild. Broderick Road, Flatsd. Position of NZBC lights in Town HallCity Scapes, Shed 5 restaurant on Queens Wharfb. Footpath outside no. 9 Raroa RoadThe floating dock, Wellingtonl. Visit of Chief Constable of LancashireC, Installing artwork, artistf. Site of tractor accident, Mana Street, Vogeltowna. Mana Street footpathNissan Mobilc. Job 7537 Karori Reservoird. Oswald Crescenti. Ballot for sections, Green RoomWhitmore Street, new tram rails in position for concretingu. Footpaths - various streets. Lombard Street Parking building from Manners StKaituna IIs. Storm Damage, Emerson Street, Berhampore.a. Interior of Airport TerminalPortrait of Joseph Ellet Page, Town Clerk and Treasurers. Abattoirsd. Council Houses Loan Brochuren. Visit of Chief Constable of LancashireNeon Amphibian', Axolotl Cafe, 34 Courtenay Placec. Bus washingc. AbattoirsResidential area, Kelburnc. Burma Road Tip, Drainagej. Visit of Deputy Chief Constable of Gloucestershire (Mr Copping), Mayoral ReceptionDetail of tram rail, welded fishplates with rail bondaa. Reception, Mr Holt, Australian Prime MinisterWooden shops on Lambton Quay, opposite coastlineq. Karori Reservoir, Bypass Overflown. Waterworks, WainuiSummer City - Sound Shell ConcertParks and Recreation - Botanical Gardens: Floriadea. No 18 Lindum Terraced. Buildings Willis Sta. Abattoirsb. Seatoun Tunnela. Model, Civic Centredn. Safety Week, Traffic Deptl. Mount Victoria Development schemej. Drainage, Wellington AirportNissan Mobil 500
 
 
 

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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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