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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

Michael Fowler Centre Concertsf. Civic Square at night, approx 8pmc. Nairn Street Flats - constructionc. No 18 Lindum Terracel. Constable St no's 61, 63&65Summer CityModel of a Leyland Trolley BusParks and Recreation - Botanical Gardensd. Waterworks Reserve - Orongorongob. No 23 Waipapa Roade. 137 Ironside RoadCivic Centre ReconstructionElvis Costello and the Rude 5, Come Back in a Million Years Toura. Flats, Duncan Terrace - constructionc. AbattoirsSummer City - Sound Shell ConcertMobil Street RaceGathering at Brooklyn Resource CentreManholes, Manners Street11-15 Crosby Terrace, inside and outside, Council Properties future Victoria Street, exteriorb. Waripori Street [Te Wharepōuri Street]-Russell TerraceShunting mishap, in the siding off the north backshuntp. views of McAllister Park, Berhampore School in the backgroundc. Punjab St, waterworks reservoirCleverly Polynesian Youth FestivalSummer City - Town and country / Pie BakingSummer City - Kite Day / Skits in SchoolsWellington City Transport Busesd. No 19 Farm Roadx. Malls worldwideCivic Centre - Reconstructionr. No 294-296 Lambton Quayh. Accesses, Hornsey Road and Sutherland Rd, reconstructiond. No 98 Ruskin Rd-Newlandse. Nos 26-28-30 Rochester Streetay. Visit of Chief Constable of LancashireWellington Zoo, Meerkatsn. House Frontages, Tinakori Rd-Park Sth. Group photograph of staffSakai Sister City Event at Te Papaa. Brake Test, Traffic Departmenta. Broderick Road Bridge over the railway lineRNZ Traffic Light Settings InfographicKarori Cemetery, View of cemetery from hillb. Thule Sto. The Terrace, elevated view of dwellings, apartment building and a Masonic lodge. Also backs of buildings on Lambton Quay, including the Gresham Hotelc. Pumping station, Hector Stb. King Ste. Streetscape, Hanson Streetf. Drainage, Job 9880. Drainage Reserve Trunk Sewer Relay
 
 
 

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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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