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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.

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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

Civic Centre ReconstructionTamahine excursiona. Traffic Officers, Traffic SchoolCivic Centre ReconstructionCivic Centre Reconstructionb. Traffic prosecution, intersection of Northland Rd-Glenmore StF, StaffSakai Sister City Event at Te PapaSummer CityFrom the lower slopes of Mount Victoria, looking across Te AroCouncillor Birthwhistlef. Morton DamCivic Centre - Reconstructionk. Marshall Court FlatsMount Cook School Picnicb. Nos 25-27-29 Montreal Grovek. Bowls, Mount Victoria ClubDancers and Boat BuildersCuba Mall openingo. Helston Road wideningCivic Centre Reconstructionao. Intersection, streetscapej. Plimmerton ReservoirCivic Centre ReconstructionSummer Cityh. Workman with front end gradere. Buses with MO Building in backgroundSummer Cityb. Visit of Chinese Admiral, mayoral receptionJervois Quay decorated with flags and bunting for visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York, JunePostcards of WellingtonGlenmore Street, workmen operating the Cold Fix Spraying Outfit by newly laid tram railsBrooklyn Hill, TramSir Richard Hull, Commander in Charge, Far East Land ForcesSummer City - Sun Festival - Prep and ActionMatuaa. Holland Stb. Streetscape showing damage to foot path caused by heavy machinery, multi storey apartment block at 312-320 The Terracef. Nairn Street Flats - constructionGeneral - Southern Coastal Scenesd. Job 3647, Messines RoadNo 143, 147, 149 Wallace Street, houses and yards, stormwater excavation at no 143, AddisonRemembrance of Things to Comeo. Airportd. No 4 Cecil Roadi. Copies, old photos and documents of Karorib. Jervois Quay, trafficPart four of a panorama of Te Aro from the Ford building, Courtenay PlaceWaiting for GodotMaori Concert Party for Expo '70. Inia Te Waita (with beard), center of group
 
 
 

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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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