Is not intended to be a “reservoir,” the object being merely to raise the level of the water to...
Wainuiomata: Newspaper
Newspaper Articles about Wainuiomata
A growing collection of searchable newspaper articles about the Lower Hutt suburb of Wainuiomata. These articles span nearly 150 years of news, dating from as far back as 1866 to the present day.
Many of these older news articles, cover the story of the lower dam’s construction and flooding events over the decades. These particular articles are also available in a single document from the Wainuiomata Historical Museum Society in PDF format.
On Thursday evening, the City Council went into committee to consider tenders for the Wainuiomata dam repairs.
Locomotive Engine for Sale, built by John Clark, of Hobart. This Locomotive was recently in use at the Te...
Will you kindly permit me a remark and a little more on Mr S. Brown’s letter addressed to you,...
The race at first was intended to be an open channel, but is now covered in to prevent debris...
It is understood that the plant is also claimed on behalf of the creditors of Messrs O’Malley and Pepperill.
An engineering correspondent has favoured us with the following interesting notes on a recent private visit of inspection he...
The trustees in the estate of Messrs J. and D. Sinclair wrote, offering to sell the Council a locomotive...
We should say that, in the deep water filling, the little engine, with its half dozen trucks, will be...
The heavy and long-continued storm of rain from Sunday night till Tuesday noon caused another disastrous flood at Wainuiomata.
The official visit of the City Councillors to the scene of the Wainui-o-mata disaster took place yesterday, instead of...
A special meeting of the City Council was held yesterday afternoon in reference to the damage to the Wainui...
The Acting City Engineer, Mr J. D. Baird, returned last evening from his visit of inspection to the waterworks...
Dr Hector's analysis failed to discover payable gold in the Wainuiomata quartz. -- The Christchurch Press.
This was an action brought by the trustees in the estate of Sinclair Brothers to recover from the City...
The action brought by Messrs McKenzie and Waters against the Corporation for the recovery of £100 as damages sustained.
The inefficient water supply to the higher parts of the city was again alluded to at the meeting of...
Messrs Waters and McKenzie allege that during the time the engine was in possession of the Corporation it suffered...
Councillor Petherick asked the Engineer when the Wainui-o-mata waterworks were expected to be completed...
The little locomotive works fairly, bringing four or five trucks of “stuff” at each trip from the Clyde Quay...
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