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Wellington City nightscape, City reflected in harbour

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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

c. Tracgrip trench diggerFilm Crew in Civic Squareg. Reception room, City Valuer's DeptMobil Street Raceb. Pedestrian subway, Lambton Quay to Railway StationWellington from Mount VictoriaMichael Fowler Centre ConcertsCivic Centre Reconstructionc. Blocked drain, No 251 Queens DriveCopy: Abortion, Apartheid, Unions, Nuclear (posters, handouts, protests)Summer CityTap DogsWahine IIWaikare IIa. Road is being constructed with machinery. b. New bridge is being constructedGala Performance, New Zealand School of Danceb. Pavilion, Martin Luckie Parkh. Town Beltf. No 29 Pumping Station, Karaka Bayb. Dwelling, 49 Pitt Street, WadestownParks and Recreation - Summer City ProgrammesParks and Recreation - Summer City ProgrammesMobil Street Racea. Traffic Hutt Rdc. No 31 Homebush Roadh. Traffic schoolr. Traffic, Cuba Stf. Abattoirsd. Wakefield Memorial Fountain, Basin ReserveCrawford Tunnel, SeatounNissan Mobilh. Khandallah Baths, Woodmancote Road, KhandallahLambton Harbour, taken from Waterloo Quay c.1895b. Alleged accident, Farish St-Bond Street intersection, fire hydrant cover (Mrs BC Guiney - no 255 Marine Parade, Eastbourne)b. Traffic, Willis St - Abel Smith Stb. No 31 Homebush RoadKupe Statue Unveiling23 Richmond Avenue: broken sewer drain, general state of kerb etcMichael Fowler Centre Concertsa. Views of entrance and interior of Karori Tunnel. Workmena. Boulcott StRichard Rodney Bennett Performing Gershwin, Berlin, Kern, Sondheim and PorterTram 40, built by Rouse & Hurrell in 1905/1906h. Road Safety Queens, Phillips Electricalm. Drainage, Job 9880. Drainage Reserve Trunk Sewer RelayParks and Recreation - Summer City Programmesh. Traffic, Chaytor Street, KaroriSummer Citya. Nairn Street Flats - constructionr. Tulip Sunday, Botanic Garden
 
 
 

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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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