| 2007 |
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The museum wins a New Zealand Tourism Industry award for the second year in a row, for visitor activities and attractions: culture and heritage tourism |
| 2006 |
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December, New film “Private Cable Cars of Wellington” that was commissioned by the museum is premiered and screens as part of the audio visual presentations.
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| 2006 |
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November, Museum wins COTMA (Council of Australasian Tramway Museums) Achievement Award for Restoration and display of Grip Car 3.
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| 2006 |
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The Museum's architects Bevin & Slessor win NZIA Resene Local Award for architecture for the building extension in the Community & Cultural category.
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| 2006 |
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The museum is confirmed as the 2006 New Zealand Tourism Industry Awards winner for visitor activities and attractions: culture and heritage tourism.
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| 2006 |
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The museum welcomes its millionth visitor.
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| 2006 |
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The museum achieves finalist status in the Wellington Region Gold Awards for business enterprise and excellence, in the Vibrant Gold category (spotlighting excellence in facilities that help enliven the community and draw visitors to the region).
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| 2005 |
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The museum extension is officially opened by Mayor Kerry Prendergast on December 5, the fifth anniversary of the museum’s original opening.
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| 2005 |
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The fully restored Grip Car 3 returns to Wellington and is installed in the museum extension.
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| 2005 |
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Building work starts on the new extension after the museum’s busy summer season.
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| 2004 |
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Grip Car 3 (1904) leaves Wellington for the Wheelwright Shop, Gladstone, where it will be fully conserved and restored over a nine month period.
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| 2004 |
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Further funding for the project is confirmed, as the Wellington Museums Trust receives a grant from the Ministry of Tourism’s Tourism Facilities Grants Programme.
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| 2004 |
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A project to extend the museum building and to restore and display another grip cable car gets off the ground in March, as the Wellington City Council confirms funding (subject to annual plan consultation) and grants are secured from the NZ Community Trust and NZ Lottery Grants Board Environment & Heritage Committee.
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| 2004 |
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The museum celebrates 500,000 visitors in January.
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| 2003 |
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The museum celebrates its third birthday in December.
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| 2003 |
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The Wellington Museums Trust announces a proposal to extend the museum as well as conserve and restore Grip Car No 3 (c1905).
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| 2002 |
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The museum celebrates 250,000 visitors in September.
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| 2002 |
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The first temporary exhibition at the Museum, The Relentless
Red Machine , opens on 9 September.
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| 2002 |
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The museum closes for seven days in June so a new entrance-way can be built to cope with the high numbers of visitors.
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| 2002 |
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The museum exceeds 154,000 visitors for the year ended 30 June 2002.
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| 2002 |
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Centennial celebrations are held for the Cable Car system, which opened for business on 22 February 1902.
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| 2001 |
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The winding gear is restored to working order in time for the museum’s first birthday in December.
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| 2001 |
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The museum celebrates 100,000 visitors in November.
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| 2000 |
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The Wellington Cable Car Museum opens on 5 December.
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| 1998-00 |
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The Wellington City Council funds work
to stabilise, conserve and refurbish the winding house as a museum. The Wellington Museums Trust is commissioned to develop and operate the new museum.
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| 1998 |
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The grip car and trailer return to their old
home to await the opening of a museum.
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| 1998 |
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Volunteers from Wellington
Cable Car Heritage begin work on conserving and restoring grip car
No. 1 and trailer No. 4.
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| 1995-97 |
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Conservation studies are undertaken on the
cars and building.
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| 1994-95 |
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Interim work is done on
the Winding House as part of upgrading of the Upland Road Entrance.
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| 1993 |
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The Winding House is again threatened with
demolition but is instead preserved for use as a future cable car
museum.
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| 1979 |
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The new cable car system opens. Council
resolves to preserve an original grip car and trailer set in a museum;
a decision to demolish the winding house is reversed when it is resolved
to keep the building as a future cable car museum.
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| 1978 |
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The old system is removed and work begins
on a new Swiss-designed system.
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| 1975 |
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Ministry of Works gives
the system only ten years before it needs complete updating.
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| 1974 |
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Ministry of Works orders that the trailers
be removed, for safety reasons.
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| 1973 |
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A construction worker suffers
serious injuries after being hit by a cable car; the system comes
under increasing threat.
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| 1946 |
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Wellington City Council buys out the Kelburn
and Karori Tramway Company and assumes ownership of the cable car.
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| 1933 |
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The steam-engine and north
wing of the power house are removed as the system converts to electric
powered haulage. The building is almost completely reconstructed.
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| 1905 |
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The three ‘Palace’ type horse trams are converted to trailers and enter service.
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| 1904 |
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A third, grip-car is built. The system can now continue to operate when one grip-car is out of service for maintenance. Three ‘Palace’ type horse trams are purchased for conversion to trailers.
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| 1902 |
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The cable car opens for business on 22 February
and is an instant success.
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| 1899 |
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Work begins on forming the
incline, mainly by hard labour.
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| 1898 |
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The Kelburn and Karori Tramway Company Ltd
is created, with the aim of developing a cable car system from Lambton
Quay to Upland Road.
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