Visit to the Wainui-o-mata Waterworks. The completion, after nearly three years’ continuous labour, of what is known as the...
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.
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....
Evening Post 05 Feb 1883
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Sinclair / 0Includes the landed estate of Messrs J. and D. Sinclair, which, owing to the bankruptcy of the proprietors, is...
From this point the pipe-line will be carried on along the flat past Semple’s camp to a spot about 15...
The tunnel is nearly completed, with only 52 feet separating the workmen at each face. The sound of the...
Evening Post 31 Jan 1883
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Waterworks / 0Succeeded in inducing the Government to reserve the whole of the watershed excepting about 1500 acres within the catchment...
Evening Post 29 Jan 1883
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Sinclair, Waterworks / 0On Tuesday, 6th February, 1883, at 2 o’clock p.m. In the Estate of J. and D. Sinclair. Sale of...
Evening Post 18 Jan 1883
David Johnson / / / History, News, Logging, Newspaper, Sinclair, Waterworks / 0On Tuesday, 6th February, 1883, at 2 o’clock p.m. In the Estate of J. and D. Sinclair. Sale of...
Evening Post 18 Jan 1883
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Sinclair / 0To sell by public auction, as above all that valuable block of land, being the allotment No.10 on a...
Evening Post 18 Jan 1883
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Sinclair / 0Sales by Mortgagees Act 1870 all that valuable farm, situate in the Wainuiomata District, containing about 370 acres.
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