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Panorama of Oriental Parade and Oriental Bay

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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.

Featured Content / Whakaaturanga Ihirangi

 

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

a. Footpath, 79 Waipapa RoadOn Golden Pondb. Job 9136j. Drainage, 42 inch Main, JohnsonvilleSummer CityParade float, Summer City 1983City and Harbour from Roseneathb. No 20A Calcutta Street (Mr Uridge), access waya. Drainage, Henry Street14 Harriet StreetSummer CitySummer Citya. Interior Mayor's roomax. Golf Tournament, Shandon ClubWoman playing Snooker, Poriruab. Abattoirs exteriorHMS Pinafore and Trial by JuryBotanic Garden plants, circa 1990. Aerial views of Botanic Garden, Anderson Park, Mount Albert, 18 Oct 1990Botanical Gardens, entrancec. Pipes in trenchLaunch of "out and about", brochureb. Vivian Stj. Kaitokee. Waterloo Quayb. AbattoirsCarols By Candle Lighta. Various old dwellings, see logCivic Centre ReconstructionStation Road and Burma Road, Khandallahu. Copiesx. Chartwell Estate, Burma Roadd. Wellington Airport, Restaurantd. Industrial area, Beaumont EstateMiramar Panorama, Maori place namesa. Looking along Norway Street, a residential area, Irvine Street is on leftd. Reception to American Editorsa. Kano Street, KaroriSummer Cityb. Supermarkets, Kilbirnie, Constable Streeth. 183 Rintoul Std. Rotorua Meter MaidUnited Kingdom Pavilion at the Centennial ExhibitionIsland BayTapu Te Ranga, marae, main house and gardens, 44 Rhine Streetf. State of footpath, New Library, Main Rd, KaroriHobson Street FrontagesWharvesa. Mr Malcolm Earle City Solicitor & StaffParliament Groundsg. Donald Street
 
 
 

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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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