For the construction of the Solomon’s Knob Dam, it was made a condition of tender that contractors should make...
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.
Tenders will be called for the construction of the big reservoir dam at Solomon's Knob, Wainui. It will be...
There is no Venturi meter installed at Karori, and therefore the figures cannot be given with the exactness possible...
They walked up the valley to Solomon's Knob, where a hill spur juts out, as if for the very...
The City Council, accompanied by the leading officials, made their annual visit of inspection to Wainuiomata reservoir yesterday.
Anxious time at Naenae: saving a sawmill. Many sleepless nights as fire reaches Wainui-o-Mata bush. For many days past,...
While reports have been coming to hand of devastation and suffering from bush fires where men are in a...
It is doubtful if many people in Wellington are aware that bush-felling is being earned out in the heart...
What the whole scheme means is best shown by a report drawn up by the City Engineer in November...
A slight accident occurred at the tunnel where some men were engaged repairing the Wainuiomata water supply.
A flood in the Hutt River swept away last night a portion of the pipe bridges used to carry...
Great Volume of Water in Hutt River. Wellington Water Supply Seriously Affected. Portion of Wainuiomata Main Carried Away.
The ridge upon which this tramway has been constructed is between two gullies, which converge at the foot of...
The spread of the Fire was, in our opinion, due, firstly, to the failure of the Wainui water supply;...
The City Engineer (Mr W. H. Morton) proceeded to Ngahauranga yesterday afternoon to examine the break in the main.
The “Venturi” meter at Wainui showed a loss of 250,000 gallons per hour, but Mr Morton could not account...
Mr. Joseph Saunders, a contractor, well known all over the colony in connection with several large public works, shot...
The average water consumption of the City thoughout the day was between 130,000 and 140,000 gallons per hour.
Application has been made to the Hutt County Council by William Thomas Strand, John Norris Strand, and Charles Strand,...
Mr Morton recently visited the Wainuiomata reservoir to inspect the repairing work that was carried out some months ago...
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