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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

e. Traffic Safety Week Presentationbj. Visit of Chief Constable of LancashireMichael Fowler CentreCivic Centrei. Reception, Victoria UniversityGilbert Young play area, prior to construction of parkb. Drainage Tully StRenovation of Brooklyn Resource Centre Leyland Omnibus No.14, Wellington TramwaysCivic Centre ReconstructionSummer Cityag. Council Chamber, presentation to Mr Pritchard, GM of Transport DeptElectricity House, Cuba StreetCustomhouse Quay, opposite Ballance Street, workmen and newly laid tram rails prior to concretingKhandallah Road.aw. Visit of Chief Constable of LancashireOfficial opening, new cable car systemb. No 17 Stanley Stj. Job 9880, Drainage Reserve Trunk Sewer Relayb. From the south end of Boulcott Street, looking towards the Manners and Willis Street intersection. Boulcott Chambers building on the left, YWCA and the St George Hotel on the right. Motor vehiclesl. Buses in front of Town HallWellington Zoo groundsb. No 13 Evelyn PlaceWellington City Council picnic at Days BayMorning rush at Kaiwharawhara Railway Stationa. Staff, Kaitoke and WainuiSummer CityWaiting for Godotg. Bowls, Mount Victoria Cluba. Levy Street. Kent Tcea. Various old dwellings, see logOpening of Mount Victoria traffic tunneld. Zooe. Re-lining interior, Onslow Water Tankd. Bridge, Box Hilld. Pipitea Stream culvert, no 203 Tinakori Rda. Upper body portrait of Jack Arthurs, City Councillor 1950-1959i. Hornsey Road Wideningd. Traffic, Wallace Street, John Street, Mount Cookaq. Safety Week, Traffic DeptWahine IIWar… BirdsCovered walkway / hallway, The Hospital, ChristchurchDorothy the Dinosaur's Travelling Showb. Festival Banner on overpass, Hutt Road, Festival of WellingtonAdmiral Chatterij, Indian Navy, at receptionParks and Recreation - Botanical Gardens: Rose GardensSummer City - Sale CityYAY! Leanna Plunket and Sally StopforthCivic Centre Reconstruction
 
 
 

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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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