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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

Cashmere playground, Christchurchi. Karori Chapel, Anzac DaySummer CityShips at Wool Wharfd. Bridge, Broderick RdSummer Citye. No 44 Owen St, Uneeda Fruit CoGlenmore Street, gates to Botanic Gardenh. League grounds, Russell Tce, Newlands Groundsa. Job 9639 - Abattoirsb. Various accesses, Karori-Northland-Newlandsa. Princess BayPortrait of Archibald Whiteford, Superintendent of the Volunteer Fire Brigadee. Demolished dwelling, corner of Derby Street and Austin Street, Mount Victoriae. Mrs Lynch, 10 Berkshire Avenuel. Buses with MO Building in backgroundSnarky Puppybf. Rugby, Martin Luckie ParkKupe Statue UnveilingKatea a. Naturalisation Ceremony, Council Chamberf. Sub Standard Dwelling, 112 Brougham StreetMobil Street Racel. Brosnahan Terraceb. Dwellings, Cockayne Roadc. Onslow Water Tank, re-lining of interiora. Cumberland Place, Post office association buildingc. Land Projects Ltd, Happy Valley Rd, proposed industrial sitec. Greengrocer, No 39 Coutts StHinemoaSister City Photo Competition: prize presentations at Michael Fowler Centre with Mayor Sutherland (Sydney)d. Job 7203, unidentified location316 Karori Road2-8 Footscray AvenueMansfield Street and Russell TerraceSummer CityCapital Development Agency - Santa ParadeGarrick Ohlsson Plays Brahmsg. Auckland Terrace, widening and access (Mr Mann)a. Laying 6 inch Mainb. Job 2029, Construction of Reservoir, Newlandsb. Wellington Airport, paving failure at feather edging by hardstanding at gates 6-7d. Inspector Oakley, Luminous Jacket, Stewart Dawson's cornerRubbish, Newlands Skateboard Parka. Wellington City Council Municipal Office Building (MOB), 101 Wakefield Streetk. No 44 Owen St, Uneeda Fruit Co. large stacks of empty fruit boxesC Public LibraryWellington Zoo groundsc. No 29 Pumping Station, Karaka Bayd. Crawford Road
 
 
 

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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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