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Kia ora, welcome to Wellington City Archives, Te Kano Kohinga Kupu o Pōneke.

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

Summer Cityv. Reception to American Astronaut (Cunningham), Council ChambersGarage destroyed by wind at 60 Anne StreetMarist Novitiate, Greenmedows, H BMaori Concert Party for Expo '70. Inia Te Waita (with beard), center of groupCivic Centre - Reconstructionb. AbattoirsStreetscape, Cleveland Street, Brooklynb. A flatbed truck and motor vehicle have collided, at the corner of Willis Street and Abel Smith Street. People, including men in suits and a group of young boys, have gathered. 319 Willis Street, a two storey wooden building is in the background. Gilby'h. Lido Theatre [? unknown interior]227 The Terrace and Allenby Terrace prior demolition 229 The Terracea. Abattoirs, Right hand side of 1 of 2 Panoramaso. Mataroa Street (LB Harford), encroachment on Town Belt, taken from Salamanca Rdb. Job 1733, Footpath, Adelaide RoadRecital, Donald Maurice and Mark SeckerQueen Victoria's Jubilee Parade, Willis StreetJervois Quay, Wellington, NZParaglider on Oriental Bay100,000 Good Reasons; Here Are FiveDownstage 25th anniversaryf. Drainage work, diversion of main interceptor Sydney Street West, sewer diversion and overflow Whitmore and Featherston Street, and Thorndon Quay Transport Terminal, stormwaterf. Wall, Bidwell Sth. Drainage tunnel, Wilton Rdd. Mr J Emerson, polls clerkSummer CityHutt RoadCity to Sea Bridge metalwork elementsCustomhouse Quay , looking towards Post Office SquareLimbsb. 59 Ellice StreetArtists, Jacquie Baxter (J C Sturm) and Jacqui Fraser, City Art GalleryWellington Tramways staff at Newtown or Kilbirnie workshop38 Box Hillb. Drainage Tully StReception to HM Queen Elizabeth II & HRH the Duke of Edinburghd. Mayoral Reception for visiting RussiansWellington Public Library, Johnsonville Library, Official Openinga. Construction pedestrian subway, Lambton Quay to Railway StationGroup photograph of Pamir crew, WellingtonTe AnauLady McKenzie Garden for Blindd. Karori Flats, Chaytor Street (A Williams)aq. Safety Week, Traffic Depta. Job 1280Khandallah Railway Station, electrification of the Johnsonville Line55 Waikowhai Street, stormwater relayGordon Crook's designs for Michael Fowler Centre banners2, 4, 6 Evelyn Place: vandalised housesb. MED, Drainage, Wallace StCivic Centre Reconstruction
 
 
 

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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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