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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.
Moore, who has been prospecting for gold in the Wainuiomata valley near Wellington, states that he has found several...
Evening Post 09 Apr 1879
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper / 0Tenders will be received: Kerosene and other articles for street lighting.Pipes, lead, oil, plugs, coals, rope, &c., for water...
Evening Post 21 Mar 1879
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Waterworks / 0Accounts amounting to £6239 6s 4d, including £3375 for progress payment to Mr E. W. Mills on account of...
Evening Post 11 Mar 1879
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Waterworks / 0Tenders will be received up till noon of Wednesday, 12th March, for removing about 440 tons of Waterworks Plant,...
Evening Post 28 Feb 1879
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Waterworks / 0The question now under consideration was not the desirableness of utilizing the Karori or Wainui-o-mata streams.
A prospector named Cooper reports finding encouraging quartz prospects at Wainuiomata. Gold has frequently been reported.
Gold is reported as having been found in encouraging prospects in the Wainuiomata, near Wellington - Wanganui Herald.
Evening Post 08 Nov 1878
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Waterworks / 0The City Engineer presented his reports on the alternative schemes for an extended water supply from Wai-nui-o-mata or Karori....
New Zealand Times 08 Nov 1878
David Johnson / / / History, News, Dams, Lower Dam, Newspaper, Pipeline, Tunnels, Water Race, Waterworks / 0The open water-race route is shown in plan and section on four sheets, and also is shown on the...
Evening Post 06 Nov 1878
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Waterworks / 0The Wainui-o-mata is estimated to yield 15,000,000 gallons daily. The Karori stream, which would be conveyed by a tunnel...
Evening Post 25 Jun 1878
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Waterworks / 0Mr Clark, C.E., has asked the Corporation to have his reports on the water supply printed in London and...
The body of the man recently found drowned near the mouth of the Otaki River has been found and...
Evening Post 20 Jun 1878
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Waterworks / 0Councillor Dixon requests us to state that he signed the memorandum in reference to Mr Clark’s telegram, yesterday, by...
Evening Post 19 Jun 1878
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Waterworks / 0The following telegram was received this afternoon by His Worship the Mayor from Mr Clark C.E.:- “Auckland, 19 June.
Evening Post 23 May 1878
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Sinclair, Waterworks / 0Mr Clark started again to-day for Wainui-o-mata, with some men to construct a temporary weir across the stream about...
Evening Post 20 May 1878
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Waterworks / 0Giving an account of my proceedings in connection with a scheme for obtaining a supply of water from the...
Evening Post 18 May 1878
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Pipeline, Sinclair, Tunnels, Waterworks / 0Mr Clark, C.E., and the City Engineer, Mr Baird, returned from Wainui-o-mata last night. The result of their expedition...
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