This lithograph of a drawing by Charles Heaphy, printed in about 1843, was based on charts and drawings made by E.G. Wakefield in 1839. It shows an aerial view of the harbour from south of Wellington Heads, with Pencarrow Head at right foreground.
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Pencarrow Lighthouse
War in Wellington
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RELATED TO PORT NICHOLSON PAINTING
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9 June 1909
Public Trust Office building opens
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16 October 1914
Main Body of NZEF sails to war
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5 November 1913
Battle of Featherston Street
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2 February 1939
Welfare plan gets baptism of fire
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1 January 1859
NZ's first lighthouse, Pencarrow, lit for the first time
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27 August 1904
Foundation stone for Victoria’s first building laid
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17 July 1939
Death of Paddy the Wanderer
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17 August 1839
NZ Company ship Tory arrives
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16 June 1923
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26 July 1865
Parliament moves to Wellington
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24 August 1878
Wellington steam-tram service opened
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24 September 1905
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8 November 1939
NZ Centennial Exhibition opens
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3 January 1840
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3 April 1943
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2 May 1964
NZ's last electric tram trip
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22 May 1884
First NZ Rugby team in action
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22 January 1840
First European settlers arrive in Wellington
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23 January 1855
Massive earthquake hits Wellington region
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11 February 1864
Charles Heaphy earns VC
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26 February 1844
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19 May 1846
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15 February 1978
New Zealand beats England in a cricket test for the first time
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William Wakefield
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Rita Angus
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Augustus Earle
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Frances Hodgkins
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Colin McCahon
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George Butler
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Isaac Featherston
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Charles Heaphy
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Frederick Knox
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Mary Bennett
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