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Panorama of Oriental Parade and Oriental Bay

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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

d. Slip, 16 Mortimer Terrace, Brooklynb. Bus Stop, Broadway, Strathmoreb. Staff - Cafeteriaa. W Kellock, R MacGregor for CouncilmanDwellings at Owhiro BaySS "Survey" leaving Wellington for South Africa, 29 January 1902Customhouse Quay, Engineering work prior to new track constructiona. Newlands Roadp. Kaitokeb. Elevated view of Manners Street from James Smith Corner. Bank of New Zealand on corner of Cuba Street. Motor vehicles and tramcarsc. Views from roof, Investigation redevelopment of Manners Stc. Reception, Colombo Plan Studentse. Traffic Patrol Cara. House refuse group on truckCivic Centre Reconstructionb. Workmen installing the Karori Reservoir Bypass Overflow pipesb. Asphalt road surface outside, 37 Oban Streetl. No 440 Evans Bay Parade, Alleged accident, cribwallh. Front of railway station from roof of Waterloo Hotel and ground levelMichael Fowler Centre Concertsb. No 1A Landcross StreetCopy photograph of proposed front elevation for the Wellington Commercial Travelers, Customhouse QuayCivic Centre ReconstructionGordon Crook's designs for Michael Fowler Centre bannersCivic Centre, librarye. Karori Chapel, Anzac Dayd. No's 6-8 Alfred StTapu Te Ranga, marae, main house and gardens, 44 Rhine Streete. Karori Reservoir area, workmen installing pipesSummer Cityc. 24 inch Wainui Maina. Wellington AirportSummer Citya. Streetscape, Amritsar Street, Khandallahb. Woman from Town Clerk's Typist Pool Mobil Street RaceSummer CityThe Jackson Duoe. Rangoon Street, Khandallah Developmente. Retaining Wall, Mairangi Roada. Happy Valley Tip Siteab. Tulip Sunday, Botanic GardenWellpro [Graphic content warning - Meatworks]Summer City - Holmes Judge Dance ShowThai Royal Visit, Mr. AndersonWellington Zoo, tigerAitken StreetKarori Cemetery, Karori Chapel interior showing niches 1991James Malcolm Bennie and familyDr Knight, Director, Royal School of Church Music (formally organist of Canterbury Cathedral)
 
 
 

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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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