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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

 

  
Link to 1892 maps   Link to 1900 maps
 
 

Image Lucky Dip / Tou Waimarie Whakaahua

Full coverage of all sides of G P O, Panama Street, G P O footpath, streetscape, Featherston Street, G P O footpathSummer City - John Pilley's PhotosWellington City Council picnic at Days BaySummer City - Sun Festival PrepCivic Centre - ReconstructionMobil Street RaceIllusionist Timothy Woonk. Plimmerton ReservoirNgauranga GorgeThe late Miss F Irvine Smith Book Fund ceremony, Khandallah Librarye. Display Centre Health Exhibitionb. Street Repairs, Drainage, Ghuznee Street, Te Aro, Road works in progressCivic Centre Reconstructionq. Reception to Lochiel, Chief of the Cameron ClanTrooper Retter Memorial, Moorefield Road, JohnsonvillePanoramas - Harboura. 'Waterworks Reservoir, No Admittance without a permit in writing from the City Engineer'a. elevated views of residential area, Saint Bridgid's School in the backgroundbt. Safety Week, Traffic Deptb. Site of Rubbish Tip, Kelburn SchoolWilton Road, under constructionf. Reception, Town Hall, Sir Arthur PorrittSummer CityWellington City Council Tour of Works: Housingj. Helston Road Improvementsd. No 52 Raroa Roadv. Ridgeway extensionc. Ghuznee St. Glover Parkp. Buses in front of Town Hallc. Unknown interiore. Town Plan, 178 Burgess Road, Johnsonvillel. Various old dwellings, see logb. Car Park, Jervois QuaySmokefree Rockquest, Wellington Final a. Crane no 55, broken jibb. Slip, no 156 Helston Roadb. Karori Reservoira. Photo of carved picture by Stan Chater, City Engineer's DepartmentOtari Gardens, Cockayne's grave from Cockayne LawnMobil Street RaceWork in progress, intersection of new Bowen Street extension and Tinakori RoadSummer Cityt. Milk Dept, Tory StTwo engines are being used to pull a train up an inclinea. Old Pumping Station and footpath, Strathmore Avenueb. Job 2651, pedestrian access, unidentified locationWellington Zoo Programme and an Irish Visitor at a park or garden, c.1982f. Panorama, Newlands Reserve"Greetings from Wellington"b. Elevated view of area where timber is stacked
 
 
 

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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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