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Boat Harbour Wellington NZ, No. 391

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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

a. Abattoirsa. Aotea QuaySummer Citya. Buckley Road Access, Houghton Bay TipCopy: Abortion, Apartheid, Unions, Nuclear (posters, handouts, protests)Strathmore Park, Tram Waiting Shelterc. Substandard dwellings: Nos 36-38 Edinburgh Tce. 50, 56 Buckley Rd. 17 Happy Valley Rdf. Group of people standing in front of an aeroplane, includes Mayor Frank Kitts, Traffic Department Supervisor Anderson and Deputy Boydenb. Onslow Road, Williams TipNissan Mobil 500c. Slip below Birdwood Street at no 29 Chaytor Street (Williams Construction Co)g. Interiord. Flats, Duncan Terrace - constructionMobil Street Racea. Airport Pedestrian Subway, Coutts Streetd. The TerraceWellington Public Library: Deputy Librarian John Sage at workThe Winery Tourm. Airport runway, surface test stripsSummer CityIlluminated certificate of service and cover letters Private Percy Burton 40433 d. New buildingsn. No 11 Evelyn PlaceWilliam Clauson sitting next to Terry Bryanb. No 21 Fancourt StMobil Street Racej. Views from sightseeing busVarious parks and gardensap. Food Handling, Hydatids, House InspectionPanoramas - Cable CarSt Peter's Anglican Church outbuilding, Willis StreetWaikare IICivic Centre - ReconstructionCivic Centre Reconstructionbi. Opening of Traffic House, Dixon Stm. Houses and Accesses - Calcutta StNo 143, 147, 149 Wallace Street, houses and yards, stormwater excavation at no 143, Addisonb. Nos 17-19 Thurleigh Grove, footpathParks and Recreation - Summer City Programmesc. Drainage, Hector St51 Ludlam Streetf. Accident - Bolton Streeta. Deputy Traffic SuperintendentKrishnan's Dairy, The Candlestickmaker, The Pickle King, The Trilogy of Indian InkThe Barber of Sevillec. Display Centre Health ExhibitionSakai Sister City Events, Civic Square, martial arts displayWellington City Council Tour of Works 1952a. Plimmer Steps - Boulcott StreetRoyal Visit
 
 
 

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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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