In reference to the piercing of the Wainui-o-mata tunnel, a correspondent, signing himself “Fair Play,” sends us a letter,
Month: February, 1883
Evening Post 24 Feb 1883
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Sinclair / 0Unreserved sale of the Properties of J. and D. Sinclair. T. Kennedy Macdonald & Co. are favoured in the...
Evening Post 22 Feb 1883
David Johnson / / / History, News, Land, Newspaper, Sinclair, Waterworks / 0The application of the Mayor of Wellington that section 94, Wainui-o-mata, might be reserved from sale again came up...
Evening Post 20 Feb 1883
David Johnson / / / History, News, Land, Newspaper, Sinclair, Waterworks / 0The Waste Lands Board not to sanction the alienation of section No.94, Wainui-o-mata, which has been “applied for” by...
Manawatu Times 19 Feb 1883
David Johnson / / / History, News, Farming, Logging, Newspaper, Sinclair, Tramways, Waterworks / 0Known as Messrs J. and D. Sinclair's. Unreserved sale of sawmill plant, steel rails, &c.On Thursday, 22nd Feb, 1883,...
Evening Post 16 Feb 1883
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Pipeline, Sinclair, Water Race, Waterworks / 0That the Council form a road from the mills to the proposed reservoir, the road to be formed on...
Evening Post 14 Feb 1883
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Waterworks / 0The report of the Public Works Committee of the City Council, to be presented at the next meeting of...
Evening Post 14 Feb 1883
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Oakes, Pipeline, Tramways, Tunnels, Waterworks / 0Visit to the Wainui-o-mata Waterworks. The completion, after nearly three years’ continuous labour, of what is known as the...
Waiwhetu Tunnel
David Johnson / / / History, Photos, Long Tunnel, Oakes, Tunnels, Waterworks / 0The Waiwhetu Tunnel was constructed in the 1880s as a brick-lined passage to transport water from Wainuiomata to Wellington.
Mr Oakes, the contractor for the Wainuiomata waterworks, has invited the officers of the Japanese man-of-war Riujio to pay...
Grey River Argus 13 Feb 1883
David Johnson / / / History, News, Long Tunnel, Newspaper, Tunnels, Waterworks / 0The long tunnel in connection with the Wainuiomata Water Works has been completed, and it is intended to celebrate the completion to-morrow.
Evening Post 10 Feb 1883
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Pipeline, Waterworks / 0The Wainui-o-mata Waterworks - Completion of the Long Tunnel An important stage in the progress of the Wainui-o-mata Waterworks...
Evening Post 08 Feb 1883
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Sinclair, Waterworks / 0At the ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Waste Lands Board held this afternoon, there being present Messrs J. G....
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