Sinclair's Mill, there is a considerable drop and a large concrete well sixty feet deep. From here, a continuous...
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Month: September, 1882
Evening Post 16 Sep 1882
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Sinclair, Tunnels, Waterworks / 0The tender of Messrs Luke, Sons and Williams, for the purchase of old iron was accepted, and that of...
New Zealand Times 16 Sep 1882
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Sinclair, Tunnels, Waterworks / 0Wainuiomata Tunnel: six tenders were submitted, with Mr D. Sinclair’s offer, being the lowest, accepted. The Council rose at...
Sinclair’s Tunnel
David Johnson / / / History, Artefacts, Floods, Lower Dam, Pipeline, Tunnels, Waterworks / 0The old tunnel beneath the dam wall in Wainuiomata was constructed as part of the original dam project, completed...
Evening Post 08 Sep 1882
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Sinclair, Tunnels, Waterworks / 0Tenders will be received up to 4 p.m. on Thursday, the 14th instant, for Driving and Lining a short...
Evening Post 05 Sep 1882
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Tunnels, Waterworks / 0A lively account of a side scene which occurred during the recent visit of the deputation from the Ratepayers’...
Evening Post 01 Sep 1882
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Tunnels, Waterworks / 0He then went on to criticize at some length the engineering in connection with the Wainui-o-mata waterworks, especially the...
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