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Boat Harbour Wellington NZ, No. 391

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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

d. Elevated view of Cuba Street from James Smith Corner. Royal Oak Hotel on the left. Woolworths Building on the corner of Dixon Street. Motor vehiclesa. United States JudgeNijinsky's Spare Lega. No 412 Evans Bay Road, cracked wall facing footpathc. MuseumFacedb. Flats, Bracken Roadj. Golf Tournament, Shandon ClubKupe Statue UnveilingSummer Cityc. Views of dwelling that has been affected by a slip. Concrete retaining wall has fallen over against the houseb. No 18 Lindum Terraceb. Town Plan, 178 Burgess Road, JohnsonvilleHataitai, Ruahine StreetManuhiriPanoramas - HarbourCopy: Abortion, Apartheid, Unions, Nuclear (posters, handouts, protests)Cleverly Polynesian Youth FestivalOriental Parade, Tramcar no. 115 bound for Lambton StationWorkshop of Josiah Dawson, Electrical EngineerNissan Mobil 500Wellington Botanical Gardensb. Cockayne Roadj. Looking south along Burma RoadCivic Centre ReconstructionMusical Muster, Judy Glen, Bold as Brassh. Wainui Reservoirad. Rugby, Martin Luckie ParkTo Ao Hurihuri, The Changing Worldf. Elevated views of Courtenay Place, Cambridge and Kent Terrace from the top of the Embassy Theatre. Mens Toilet / Taj Mahal Restaurant, Tramcars, motor vehicles, Queen Victoria Statue, Cambridge Hotel b. Motor Cars, Ross StGarden at corner of Mulgrave Street and Thorndon Quayav. Opening, Civil Defence HQg. Chaytor St. Upland Rd. Traffic deptar. Visit of Chief Constable of Lancashirea. Variousb. No 20 Falkirk Avenued. Mansfield Street Flats, Foundation Area, Block 2c. Cyclist Presentation, Traffic housej. Broderick Road flats, General views and environsd. Kearney Estate, Abel Smith Streetd. No 44 Owen St, Uneeda Fruit CoCivic Centre Reconstructionc. Upper body portrait of Jack Arthurs, City Councillor 1950-1959Cambridge Terrace, Kent Terrace, Courtenay Place: building facades for eyebolt placementArtists sketch, Newtown Librarya. Skyline Restaurant, Kelburnc. Motor Vehicle, 4 Somerset Avenuea. Holloway RoadMichael Fowler Centre Concerts
 
 
 

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