Old images with plants in Wellington

A DigitalNZ Story by Maria Rodgers

Image: Sir Charles Clifford and family

Sir Charles Clifford and family

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Image: Sir Charles Clifford and family

Sir Charles Clifford and family

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Image: Moresby, Matthew Fortescue fl 1856-1861 :Ngahauranga Valley, Wellington, N.Z.

Moresby, Matthew Fortescue fl 1856-1861 :Ngahauranga Valley, Wellington, N.Z.

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Image: Port Nicholson from the height above Wellington, New Zealand, 14 January 1851 [picture] /

Port Nicholson from the height above Wellington, New Zealand, 14 January 1851 [picture] /

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Image: Ngahauranga Valley, Wellington, NZ - Photograph taken by Matthew Fortescue Moresby

Ngahauranga Valley, Wellington, NZ - Photograph taken by Matthew Fortescue Moresby

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Image: Nurse Edgar and Jessie Crawford, Thorndon, Wellington

Nurse Edgar and Jessie Crawford, Thorndon, Wellington

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Image: Forest, Porirua Road, Wellington

Forest, Porirua Road, Wellington

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Image: Ngauranga nr Wellington NZ

Ngauranga nr Wellington NZ

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Wellington. View from the Cemetery.

Wellington. View from the Cemetery.

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: A specimen of New Zealand bush near Wellington

A specimen of New Zealand bush near Wellington

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Belmont Hill Forest

Belmont Hill Forest

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Image: Bottom of the Mungaroa [Mangaroa] Hill NZ, looking down towards Wellington

Bottom of the Mungaroa [Mangaroa] Hill NZ, looking down towards Wellington

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: View from a bush-covered gully looking up towards some large wooden houses, including one with a turret on Kinross St, Wellington

View from a bush-covered gully looking up towards some large wooden houses, including one with a turret on Kinross St, Wellington

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Image: View of "Fernbank" Tinakori Road, Wellington.

View of "Fernbank" Tinakori Road, Wellington.

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Image: House called Fern Hill on The Terrace, Wellington

House called Fern Hill on The Terrace, Wellington

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Image: Forest on Porirua Road, Wellington

Forest on Porirua Road, Wellington

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Image: Belmont Hill road, Lower Hutt

Belmont Hill road, Lower Hutt

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Image: Wright, Henry Charles Clarke, 1844-1936 : Maori man wearing a korowai cloak at Karaka Bay, Wellington

Wright, Henry Charles Clarke, 1844-1936 : Maori man wearing a korowai cloak at Karaka Bay, Wellington

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Image: Brees, Samuel Charles 1810-1865 :View looking down Hawkestone Street, Wellington, with Mr Brees' cottage. [1845 ?] Engraved by Henry Melville. Drawn by S C Brees. [London, 1847]

Brees, Samuel Charles 1810-1865 :View looking down Hawkestone Street, Wellington, with Mr Brees' cottage. [1845 ?] Engraved by Henry Melville. Draw...

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Image: [Brees, Samuel Charles] 1810-1865 :Colonel Wakefield's residence, Wellington [1845?] Engraved by Henry Melville; drawn by S C Brees [London, 1847]

[Brees, Samuel Charles] 1810-1865 :Colonel Wakefield's residence, Wellington [1845?] Engraved by Henry Melville; drawn by S C Brees [London, 1847]

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Image: [Brees, Samuel Charles] 1810-1865 :Mr Brees' cottage, Wellington, New Zealand 1842

[Brees, Samuel Charles] 1810-1865 :Mr Brees' cottage, Wellington, New Zealand 1842

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Image: [Brees, Samuel Charles] 1810-1865 :Kai Warra Warra saw mill. [Drawn by S C Brees. Engraved by Henry Melville. London, 1847]

[Brees, Samuel Charles] 1810-1865 :Kai Warra Warra saw mill. [Drawn by S C Brees. Engraved by Henry Melville. London, 1847]

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Image: [Brees, Samuel Charles] 1810-1865 :[Mr Brees' cottage in Hawkestone St. 1844]

[Brees, Samuel Charles] 1810-1865 :[Mr Brees' cottage in Hawkestone St. 1844]

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Image: [Brees, Samuel Charles] 1810-1865 :View looking down Hawkestone Street, Wellington, with Mr Brees' cottage. [Between 1843 and 1845?]

[Brees, Samuel Charles] 1810-1865 :View looking down Hawkestone Street, Wellington, with Mr Brees' cottage. [Between 1843 and 1845?]

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Image: [Brees, Samuel Charles] 1810-1865 :View looking up Hawkstone Street, Wellington [1847]

[Brees, Samuel Charles] 1810-1865 :View looking up Hawkstone Street, Wellington [1847]

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Image: [Brees, Samuel Charles] 1810-1865 :The Scotch kirk, Wellington [1844 or 45]. Drawn by S C Brees. Engraved by Henry Melville. [London, 1847]

[Brees, Samuel Charles] 1810-1865 :The Scotch kirk, Wellington [1844 or 45]. Drawn by S C Brees. Engraved by Henry Melville. [London, 1847]

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Image: [Brees, Samuel Charles] 1810-1865 :The Hutt Road taken at the gorge looking towards Wellington. [No.] 22. Drawn by S C Brees. Engraved by Henry Melville. (3rd image on plate 7). [1847].

[Brees, Samuel Charles] 1810-1865 :The Hutt Road taken at the gorge looking towards Wellington. [No.] 22. Drawn by S C Brees. Engraved by Henry Mel...

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Image: [Brees, Samuel Charles] 1810-1865 :[Ngauranga gorge and stream. ca 1843]

[Brees, Samuel Charles] 1810-1865 :[Ngauranga gorge and stream. ca 1843]

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Image: Brees, Samuel Charles, 1810-1865 :Port Nicholson showing the Heads & Wellington in the distance from Lowry Bay / Drawn by S C Brees. [Engraved by Henry Melville. London, 1847]. [No] 17, Plate 6.

Brees, Samuel Charles, 1810-1865 :Port Nicholson showing the Heads & Wellington in the distance from Lowry Bay / Drawn by S C Brees. [Engraved by H...

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Image: [Brees, Samuel Charles] 1810-1865 :Tinakori Road, Wellington. [Plate 20, no. 60]. Drawn by S C Brees. Engraved by Henry Melville. [London, 1847].

[Brees, Samuel Charles] 1810-1865 :Tinakori Road, Wellington. [Plate 20, no. 60]. Drawn by S C Brees. Engraved by Henry Melville. [London, 1847].

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Image: Brees, Samuel Charles, 1810-1865 :The beach near Major Baker's residence, Wellington. Pictorial Illustrations of New Zealand. Plate 18.[number] 53. Drawn by S C Brees, late principal surveyor to the New Zealand Company. Engraved by Henry Melville. [1847].

Brees, Samuel Charles, 1810-1865 :The beach near Major Baker's residence, Wellington. Pictorial Illustrations of New Zealand. Plate 18.[number] 53....

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Image: Brees, Samuel Charles, 1810-1865 :Town of Wellington, Port Nicholson, from Kai-warra-warra Hill. Drawn by S C Brees. Engraved by Henry Melville. [London, 1847].

Brees, Samuel Charles, 1810-1865 :Town of Wellington, Port Nicholson, from Kai-warra-warra Hill. Drawn by S C Brees. Engraved by Henry Melville. [L...

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Image: Brees, Samuel Charles 1810-1865 :Mount Victoria, Wellington [between 1843 and 1845] / Drawn by S C Brees. [Engraved by Henry Melville. London, 1847]. [No] 50, Plate 17.

Brees, Samuel Charles 1810-1865 :Mount Victoria, Wellington [between 1843 and 1845] / Drawn by S C Brees. [Engraved by Henry Melville. London, 1847...

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Image: Maplestone, Henry, 1819?-1884 :[Hawkestone Street, Thorndon, Wellington] 1849

Maplestone, Henry, 1819?-1884 :[Hawkestone Street, Thorndon, Wellington] 1849

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Image: [Brees, Samuel Charles] 1810-1865 :Catholic chapel, Wellington [Between 1842 and 1845] [Engraved by H Melville from an original by S C Brees. 1847]

[Brees, Samuel Charles] 1810-1865 :Catholic chapel, Wellington [Between 1842 and 1845] [Engraved by H Melville from an original by S C Brees. 1847]

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Image: Brees, Samuel Charles, 1810-1865 :N'Houranga. Drawn by S C Brees. Engraved by Henry Melville. [London, 1847].

Brees, Samuel Charles, 1810-1865 :N'Houranga. Drawn by S C Brees. Engraved by Henry Melville. [London, 1847].

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Image: [Brees, Samuel Charles] 1810-1865 :Cook-Straits, Pari Pari. [1844?]

[Brees, Samuel Charles] 1810-1865 :Cook-Straits, Pari Pari. [1844?]

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Image: [Brees, Samuel Charles] 1810-1865 :Tinakore Road, Wellington [Between 1842 and 1845]

[Brees, Samuel Charles] 1810-1865 :Tinakore Road, Wellington [Between 1842 and 1845]

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Image: Brees, Samuel Charles, 1810-1865 :Te Aro Flat from near Captain Sharpe's residence. [London, 1847]

Brees, Samuel Charles, 1810-1865 :Te Aro Flat from near Captain Sharpe's residence. [London, 1847]

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Image: [Brees, Samuel Charles] 1810-1865 :View of Port Nicholson from the range of hills west of the Ohiro Valley [ca 1844]

[Brees, Samuel Charles] 1810-1865 :View of Port Nicholson from the range of hills west of the Ohiro Valley [ca 1844]

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Image: [Brees, Samuel Charles] 1810-1865 :[Looking towards Mt Victoria across the present site of Newtown from below Kingston. ca 1843]

[Brees, Samuel Charles] 1810-1865 :[Looking towards Mt Victoria across the present site of Newtown from below Kingston. ca 1843]

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Image: [Brees, Samuel Charles] 1810-1865 :[View looking towards Wellington, from the Hutt Road, at the gorge separating the lower from the Upper District ca 1845]

[Brees, Samuel Charles] 1810-1865 :[View looking towards Wellington, from the Hutt Road, at the gorge separating the lower from the Upper District ...

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Image: Brees, Samuel Charles, 1810-1865 :Church of England, Wellington [Between 1844 and 1845] Engraved by Henry Melville; drawn by S C Brees [London, 1847]

Brees, Samuel Charles, 1810-1865 :Church of England, Wellington [Between 1844 and 1845] Engraved by Henry Melville; drawn by S C Brees [London, 1847]

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Image: [Barraud, Charles Decimus], 1822-1897 :Ngahauranga Road. [1800s]

[Barraud, Charles Decimus], 1822-1897 :Ngahauranga Road. [1800s]

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Image: Photographer unknown :Houses, Te Aro, Wellington

Photographer unknown :Houses, Te Aro, Wellington

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Image: Thorndon, 1850s

Thorndon, 1850s

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Pearse, John, 1808-1882 :Wellington Harbour - from road leading to the Barracks [1852?]

Pearse, John, 1808-1882 :Wellington Harbour - from road leading to the Barracks [1852?]

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Image: Norman, Edmund, 1820-1875 :Wellington, 1852., T. S. Ralph lith, E. N. [del].

Norman, Edmund, 1820-1875 :Wellington, 1852., T. S. Ralph lith, E. N. [del].

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Image: Barraud, Charles Decimus, 1822-1897 :Wellington, N. Z. C. B. del, T. S. R. lith. [Wellington, 1852?]

Barraud, Charles Decimus, 1822-1897 :Wellington, N. Z. C. B. del, T. S. R. lith. [Wellington, 1852?]

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