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Wainuiomata: History
Articles about the history of Wainuiomata sorted by date.
Documenting the fascinating history of Wainuiomata with an ever growing collection of articles. Includes posts about the origins and pioneering period of Wainuiomata to historical sites and artefacts. Each article is dated, but the date represents the subject and not the date when the article was written. For example, when an article primarily focuses on a photograph captured in 1840 or discusses topics related to that specific year, the article will be time stamped with that year.
This approach provides readers with an experience, allowing them to traverse through history in chronological order and gain a precise understanding of how historical events and elements are situated within the broader timeline of Wainuiomata’s history. Nonetheless, when an article covers a lengthy period concerning its main subject, it will be time stamped based on the featured image, most recent image, or the date of the main subject.
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Mr Morton, in a report to the Council on the present pipe-line, advised that the main would be sufficient...
Evening Post 28 Sep 1909
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Waterworks / 0Good navvies, used to concrete work, are difficult to obtain. Such is the testimony of the contractors of the...
Evening Post 25 Aug 1909
David Johnson / / / History, News, Camps, Morton Dam, Navvy-town, Newspaper, Pipeline, Semple’s Camp, Waterworks / 0Yesterday's trip to the big reservoir was made under the perfect conditions of a bright sun and a soft...
Lower Dam Spillway in 1909
David Johnson / / / History, Photos, Dams, Lower Dam, Rivers, Waterworks / 0In a 1909 photograph capturing the lower dam spillway, an intriguing detail emerges in the corner: a self-portrait of...
Evening Post 27 Feb 1909
David Johnson / / / History, News, Fishing, Newspaper / 0Wainuiomata was responsible for Mr. F. Whitley getting a basket of fifteen fish, the largest weighing 1½ lb, all...
The Otago Daily Times 11 Nov 1908
David Johnson / / / History, News, Morton Dam, Newspaper, Pipeline, Waterworks / 0The 30-inch steel mains in connection with the Wainui dam contract for Wellington's new auxiliary water supply will be...
For the construction of the Solomon’s Knob Dam, it was made a condition of tender that contractors should make...
The Jansen Home on Fitzherbert Road, circa 1908. The Jansen family, of Scandinavian origin, arrived in Wellington under the...
Dominion 14 Sep 1908
David Johnson / / / History, News, Dams, Morton Dam, Newspaper, Waterworks / 0Tenders will be called for the construction of the big reservoir dam at Solomon's Knob, Wainui. It will be...
Evening Post 08 Jun 1908
David Johnson / / / History, News, Lower Dam, Newspaper, Venturi Meter, Waterworks / 0There is no Venturi meter installed at Karori, and therefore the figures cannot be given with the exactness possible...
Navvy-town
David Johnson / / / History, News, Buildings, Camps, Dams, Morton Dam / 0In the early 1910s, deep within Sinclair Valley of Wainuiomata, a temporary but vibrant settlement emerged called Navvy-town.
Morton Dam Pipeline
David Johnson / / / History, Photos, Morton Dam, Pipeline, Waterworks / 0The Morton Dam pipeline was a key part of Wellington’s early 20th-century water supply system. Constructed between 1908 and...
Dominion 04 Mar 1908
David Johnson / / / History, News, Dams, Lower Dam, Morton Dam, Newspaper, Waterworks / 0They walked up the valley to Solomon's Knob, where a hill spur juts out, as if for the very...
Evening Post 04 Mar 1908
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Waterworks / 0The City Council, accompanied by the leading officials, made their annual visit of inspection to Wainuiomata reservoir yesterday.
John Coleman
David Johnson / / / History, Photos, Coleman's Tunnel, Persons, Pipeline, Tunnels, Waterworks / 0John Coleman was a contractor in the late 19th century who played a vital role in developing the region’s...
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