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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

 

  
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d. No 1 Tapiri StreetParks and Recreation - Botanical GardensDuke of Edinburgh's visit: reviewing naval troopsa. Curtis StreetCivic Centre Reconstructionb. Hopper St, condition of footpath'Lecture Break', Ilott Cafe Victoria Universityc. Views of Wellington from Fitchetts FarmElevated view of burnt out building on Chews Lane and Willis Street. In the background is the Windsor Hotelc. Interior of flat, Newtown LibraryDon Quixotea. Elevated view of Railway Tram Terminus on Thorndon Quay / Featherston Street - people waiting for trams, buses, motor vehiclesWellington Corporation Tramways StaffOrwell's 1984Portrait of Mr. BrandonCity Scapes, Open Spaces, Manners Malla. Nos 64-66 Curtis St, cracks in walls, foundations, pathsTaranaki Street looking from the Dominion Museum [now Massey University]f. Streetscape, Rongotai Road and Kilbirnie Crescent Intersection, Kilbirniea. Naturalisation Ceremony, Council ChamberHurricane Season, the 1997 Whirlwind TourNo. 192 and 194 Onepu Road, site of proposed Waiting Sheltera. Footpath, 235 Karori Roadf. Khandallah Baths, Woodmancote Road, KhandallahKite flying, Summer CityCity Engineers Department, staff photographh. Houses and accesses, Liardet Streetk. Demolition, Bing Harris building, Victoria-Willeston StreetsCrowd at Oriental Bay beach, Summer CityTe Aro Public BathsCivic Centre, public areas in vicinity of MOB and Dominion buildingj. Emergency exercise, Lyall BayCity Council officesThe Mayor meets with Cliff RichardPostcard, Giovanni Class, Gobletse. Jigger, OrongorongoWellington Town Hall - View from Main Auditorium StageCivic Centre ReconstructionHistories: Seams of a Cultureg. Nos 205-207 Tinakori Rdae. Sar St, WashoutNana Mouskourif. Demolition, Bing Harris building, Victoria-Willeston Streetsai. Shandon Golf ClubGlasgow Wharf and Queens Wharff. Cecil Road, slip between nos 71 and 73b. Interior of flat, Newtown LibraryVive La Dansed. Gorse on hillsidesSaint Raphael's College from Calvary Hospital
 
 
 

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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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