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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

n. Abattoirsr. Farewell to Sir Bernard FergusonNo. 7 and 9 Luxford Street, single storey wooden dwellingsNewtown Park, public gatheringNZ Scouts Reps for Jubilee Jamboree in Englandc. Wainui Reservoira. Footpath no. 53-59 Mairangi RdNissan MobilBrooklyn School Children, Standard Sixb. Marshall Court Flats, drainageCentennial Exhibition, elevated view of fairgroundQueen Mother's visit to NZ, 6-9 Februaryd. Mr K Boyden, Broadcasting House. Messines Rd ReservoirReserves Dept, Planting Glenmore Ste. Mr Paul Youdvala, MED for Councilmanc. Micro strainer, Morton Dam, Wainui water catchment areaChallenge Shield, Trades Union Relay Race.b. Mulgavin House, Poriruab. Corner Adelaide Road and Luxford Street [38-40 Luxford Street]Civic Centre ReconstructionCivic Centre ReconstructionNissan Mobila. Drain, Royal Oak Hotel, Cuba StreetSummer City - Night Time Show / Holmes and Judge Dance ShowMr Fungus, International Comic Mimeb. Motor vehicles parked in front of Railway StationGeneral - Southern Coastal Scenesd. Four Town Clerks: EP Norman, BO Peterson, M Duckworth, FW Pringleo. National Youth Orchestra, Town HallCivic Centre Reconstructionn. Town Planning Appeal Board. School patrols. Wellington Club, The TerraceCivic Centre Reconstructiona. Queen Victoria Statue, Kent TerraceJellybeanc. Playground equipment, Owhiro Bay. Botanical Gardens. Khandallah Domainb. Concrete mixer, Corporation Yardm. HM the Queen Mother Receptiona. Motor Vehicle Accident, Cuba and Mercer Street69 Donald Street, Historic Housel. Town belt36-38 Cuba Streetb. Road Surfacing, Ellice Street, Mount Victoriaa. Lambton Quay Entrance, Municipal parking buildingCivic Centre Reconstructiona. Views from sightseeing busb. Fencing - Rex Street FlatsSummer CitySummer CityA Happy New Year, The Cubs, Zoo, WellingtonSummer City, swimming pool
 
 
 

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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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