In the Estate of J. and D. Sinclair – Sale of the whole of the valuable landed estate by...
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.
Evening Post 10 Jan 1883
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Sinclair / 0Purchasers of prize cattle, sheep, and horses should attend the sale in the estate of Messrs J. & D....
Evening Post 05 Jan 1883
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Sinclair / 0Important to Sheep Farmers, Agriculturalists, Dairymen, Carters and Others. Absolute Unreserved Sale of Pure-bred Stock &c.
Evening Post 04 Jan 1883
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Sinclair / 0A meeting of Messrs John and Duncan Sinclair (of Wainui-o-mata, sawmill proprietors) creditors was held at the Supreme Court...
Messrs J. and D. Sinclair, of- Wainuiomata, have assigned their estate. It is understood that the liabilities are about £1100.
News: 16 Dec 1882
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Sinclair / 0Messrs J. and D. Sinclair, have assigned their estate. Their liabilities are about £11,000, while their assets set at...
Evening Post 16 Dec 1882
David Johnson / / / History, News, Logging, Newspaper, Sinclair, Tramways, Waterworks / 0In the matter of the deed of conveyance and assignment in trust for benefit of the creditors of John...
Tuapeka Times 23 Sep 1882
David Johnson / / / History, News, Coleman's Tunnel, Lower Dam, Newspaper, Oakes, Tunnels, Waterworks / 0Sinclair's Mill, there is a considerable drop and a large concrete well sixty feet deep. From here, a continuous...
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 / 0Any railway line in connection with any proposed deviation of the Wairarapa line should not pass over the council...
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...
Evening Post 01 Jul 1882
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Sinclair, Waterworks / 0The Committee recommended that Messrs Sinclair be paid £8 per acre for the land taken for the Wainuiomata reservoir...
Evening Post 23 Jun 1882
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Sinclair, Waterworks / 0The committee considered the amount of compensation to be given to Messrs J. and E. Sinclair for the land...
Evening Post 06 Apr 1882
David Johnson / / / History, News, Logging, Newspaper, Sinclair, Tramways, Waterworks / 0The Clerk was instructed to write to Messrs Sinclair, Wainuiomata, to fill up the roadway to the level of...
New Zealand Mail 24 Mar 1882
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Sinclair, Tramways, Waterworks / 0The Committee recommended that Messrs Sinclair be paid £8 per acre for the land taken for the Wainuiomata reservoir...
Evening Post 04 Mar 1882
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Oakes, Sinclair, Tramways, Tunnels, Water Race, Waterworks / 0The party were transferred into a truck, which, drawn by a single horse, conveyed them along a tramway nearly...
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