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Wellington City nightscape, City reflected in harbour

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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

Summer CitySummer City - Sun Festival - Prep and ActionTramways staff with Kohn Shieldh. Accident, The Terracek. Reception to Lochiel, Chief of the Cameron Clane. Motor cycles, traffic dept in front of Town Hallc. Wellington Festival, Night Lightsh. Worser Bay, Launching Rampb. Buildings being erecteda. Bowen StFreyberg PoolUnite against COVID-19, Facebook post, Covid-19 Updatec. Footpath, Churchill Drive, Crofton Downsc. Dwelling, 2 Nicholson Road, KhandallahRobert Hannah Centre, Eva Streetf. Traffic Safety Week, 17-24 Marchb. Traffic, Herd Std. Construction of drainage channels, Wellington Airporta. Alleged accident, Farish St-Bond Street intersection, fire hydrant cover (Mrs BC Guiney - no 255 Marine Parade, Eastbourne)Civic Centre Reconstructionb. Raroa Roadv. Logging operations, Water Board Forest Area, Paraparaumuf. views of, workmen, machineryc. No 75 Rintoul Street12-16 Manners Streetb. Traffic Department staff at the Regal Theatred. Paved path to Houghton Bay School, off Buckley Rd, damaged by kidsThe Honourable Mata Afa, Prime Minister of SamoaCashmere playground, ChristchurchVictoria Street extension, Brittains building on the corner of Herbert StreetSummer Citya. Display StandsPaul McCartney, The New World TourLambton Quay, rooms of Wellington Tramways Employees, Industrial Union of WorkersParks and Recreation - Dragon Dance Festivala. Broken drain, Gateway flats, RoseneathMichael Fowler Centre Concertsd. Views of the Willeston Street car parkMornington-Farnham St, Reconstructiona. Construction of Reservoir, Newlandsr. Various reservoirsb. Pedestrian subway, Lambton Quay to Railway Stationb. Shelly Bay, trees damaged by storma. Gradall, Sydney Streeta. Kerb Shed, Corporation yardg. Storm damage, Ridgeway subdivisiono. Footpath and s/water damage, no 77-79 Balfour St. Spoil on footpath near garage. Mr Elias, 79 Balfour StCivic Centre - Reconstructionb. Nos 37-43 Torrens Tcee. Plants - Otari Reserve
 
 
 

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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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