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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

r. Traffic Safety Week, 17-24 Marchl. Accident to Gradall no 87, Gilbarco Factory, Tauhinu Roadk. Buildings being erectedan. George Fisher and Arthur Winton Brown, copya. Job 9105Rubbish and recyclingc. Storm damage, Ridgeway subdivisionBotanic Gardens, new tea room areab. Car Park, Aurora TerraceWellington City Council Housing: interiorf. Views of Wellington from Fitchetts Farma. No 102 Farnham Sta. No 75 Delhi Crescent, b. Footpath, 4 Tully Street, KilbirnieCable Car LaneSecurity Intelligence Service Demonstration March, Taranaki StreetCivic Centre Reconstructionf. Traffic, Liardet StCambridge Terrace, Kent Terrace, Courtenay Place: building facades for eyebolt placementSummer City, slide eventPhotograph of the new alsphaltic concrete surface. A rural area with little residential development, Main Hutt Road, December 1925-June 1926Catholic Colleges, Youth's Leadership Coursed. Koromiko Road and Mount Pleasant Road, Mitchelltowne. Blackbridge RoadWellington City Corporation staff picnic2011 Christmas party, Brooklyn Resource Centrea. Tram tracks, Vivian Streetd. Civil Defence, Webb Stb. Bridge, Broderick RdDance ExponentsSt Johns Church, Bassett Road, corner of Ironside Road229 Marine ParadeCity of Wellington, Tramway and Bus Routese. Condition of Kelburn Viaductf. No 44 Owen St, Uneeda Fruit Coc. Harrison Street Flatsi. Accesses, nos 31-61 Calcutta StreetMobil Street Racei. Houses and Accesses - Calcutta Stg. Poor street repairs, trenches etcWaltz of the ToreadõrsParks and Recreation - Botanical Gardens: FloriadeWW1 Engraving "The Rt. Hon. Sir Edward Grey, Bart., K.G., P.C., D.L."a. No 31 Jackson Streete. John Street and Riddiford Street intersection, pedestrians, tramcars, motor vehicles, retail buildingsCivic Centre Reconstructionc. Ballot for sections, Green Roome. Surface conditions of various streets and footpaths2 Hay Streetal. Cuba Street at Dixon Street intersectionf. Copies of Plans
 
 
 

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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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