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Panorama of Oriental Parade and Oriental Bay

Kia ora, welcome to Wellington City Archives, Te Kano Kohinga Kupu o Pōneke.

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.

Featured Content / Whakaaturanga Ihirangi

 

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. Clyde Quay Tavern, slipped bank - house - no 2 Hood StNgaio, view looking southComing Attractions, A Comedy by Ted TallySummer City - Straw Fight / Building StageMatuaPanoramas - Harbourbp. Safety Week, Traffic DeptYouth Council ?o. Visit of Deputy Chief Constable of Gloucestershire (Mr Copping), Mayoral Receptionb. AbattoirsSummer CityLombard Street - 29 May 1968 a. Job 9950c. Corner Adelaide Road and Luxford Street [38-40 Luxford Street]Civic Centre Reconstructionc. Group, Traffic HouseCivic Centre Reconstructiona. Upland Road, Kelburnc. Drainage, Cockburn Street, KilbirnieSummer City - Zoo DayCharley's AuntCorner of Hunter Street and Customhouse Quay, special piece of tram rail in place at junctiona. Vacant section, Hobson Street, Thorndonj. Railway Station7 Days Liveh. Jervois Quay: Harbour Board Officesi. Crusher plant, Ngauranga Quarryb. Elevated view of Railway Tram Terminus on Thorndon Quay / Featherston Street - people waiting for trams, buses, motor vehiclesCivic Centre Reconstruction28 Hanson Streetj. Renewal of old buildingsd. Miss Mona Dyer, Telephone Exchange, for Councilmanc. No. 209 The TerraceCivic Centre - Reconstructionc. Sand classifierRoimataa. Contract No. 2004, Construction of Retaining Wall & Crane Frame, Webb Streeth. Scorching Bay, Worser Bayj. Karori Reservoir, Bypass Overflowac. Civil defence exercisea. Star Boating Club Car ParkGroup of people gathered, Otarias. Substandard dwellingsStepping Outi. Views of workmen re surfacing the road. Machinery and motor vehiclesShree Ram KathaNo 206 Helston RoadMunicipal Conferencei. St Andrews Church, The Terracec. Accident at 40 Prospect Terrace, Johnsonville
 
 
 

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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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