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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

Tapu Te Ranga, marae, main house and gardens, 44 Rhine StreetB+, StaffEvents in Wellingtonc. Nos 248-250 Main Rd, Karori - Old Karori Bakery. Nos 236-256 Main Rd, Karori - Comprehensive retail redevelopmentMichael Fowler Centrec. No 24 Mills Rd, site of proposed steps and pathWellington Central Public Library: entranceCarpark, prior to construction of Glover ParkCivic Reception, Sir Bernard and Lady FergussonCuba Mall water sculptureMobil Street Racea. Left hand side of panoramaMount Victoria TunnelSummer City - Bricks / Marathon / Anderson ParkBrooklyn Library, exteriorc. Elevated view of the Ngauranga Gorge and Hutt Road intersectiona. Glenside Sewerage PlantSummer City - Park FestivalNissan Mobil 500Nissan Mobil 500e. Rangoon Street, Khandallah DevelopmentWellington from Terrace, NZc. Box Hill Railway Bridgeb. Mayors car and escortKarori Cemetery, HC2 and ICACivic Centre ReconstructionMichael Fowler Centre Concertsae. Nairn Street Flats, interiorsq. Storm damage, Wakefield Street, Majoribanks Street, Mount VictoriaG, Open Day and Official OpeningThe late Miss F Irvine Smith Book Fund ceremony, Khandallah LibraryCentennial Souvenir, Wellington's Municipal Milk Supplyf. No 39 Cooper Streetb. No 43 Newport terracea. Backyards, 6, 8, 11, 13 Moir StreetGovernment BuildingsSummer City, Sun Festivala. Traffic, Cable Streetl. Flooding, Kaiwarra [Kaiwharawhara] Areau. Inspection of damage to buildings, Corporation yardb. Original description lost [roadworks]b. Civic Square, Princess Anne and royal party walking around, accompanied by Mayor, Town Clerk and their wivesHouses in Aro Street area, Scottc. Publicity - drainage, Ngaurangad. views of construction work in progress, workmen, equipment, graders, front end loaders, trucks, dwellings in the backgroundCivic Centre - ReconstructionSummer Citya. Willis St-Ghuznee Std. No 294-296 Lambton QuayLambton Quay, elevated view from Kings Chambers
 
 
 

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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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