Lower Dam was originally referred to as 'the dam', it was later called 'Lower Dam' because Morton Dam was...
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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Historical Articles
The water-supply of this city is obtained from two sources – one from the Kaiwarawara Creek and the other...
Mr J. D. Climie succeeded in covering and mapping nearly a quarter of a million of acres, completing our...
A singular mishap befell a member of the Fire Brigade named White during the progress of the trial of...
Owing to a burst having occurred in one of the water-pipes in the long tunnel in connection with the...
Owing to one or two more “bursts” in the pipes along the Hutt-road, the Wainui water has again had...
The water is very thick and muddy at present, but will have run itself clean in the course of...
The Wainui water has not yet reached the city owing to a burst in the pipes, about a mile...
It is expected that the water will reach town from Wainui-o-mata this evening, should no accident occur in the...
Mr J. Saunders, contractor, of this city, is, we regret to hear, at present confined to his house through...
Mr J. Saunders, contractor, of this city, is, we regret to hear, at present confined to his house through...
The two-foot flume was adopted on the report of the City Engineer, and was the only one that could...
As an old miner allow me to endorse Mr Travers’s plan of a flume from the river to the...
As an old miner allow me to endorse Mr Travers’s plan of a flume from the river to the...
There have been great complaints to-day about the insufficiency of the water supply, on which subject we have received...
I think that a little application of the experience of diggers on the West Coast would suffice to save...
Locomotive Engine for Sale, built by John Clark, of Hobart. This Locomotive was recently in use at the Te...
Will you kindly permit me a remark and a little more on Mr S. Brown’s letter addressed to you,...
It is understood that the plant is also claimed on behalf of the creditors of Messrs O’Malley and Pepperill.
An engineering correspondent has favoured us with the following interesting notes on a recent private visit of inspection he...
WAINUIOMATA MUSEUM
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