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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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Morton Dam Construction Site
David Johnson / / / History, Photos, Camps, George Creek Road, Orongorongo Tunnel, Waterworks / 0This photograph shows Morton Dam in Reservoir Valley Wainuiomata, under construction, likely taken between 1907 and 1908.
Dominion 10 Oct 1907
David Johnson / / / History, News, Dams, Lower Dam, Morton Dam, Navvy-town, Newspaper, Waterworks / 0What the whole scheme means is best shown by a report drawn up by the City Engineer in November...
Morton Dam
David Johnson / / / History, Artefacts, Dams, Morton Dam, Rivers, Waterworks, Wetlands / 0Built from 1908 to 1911, the Morton Dam in the Wainuiomata River catchment was named after William Hobbard Morton.
Wanganui Herald 11 May 1907
David Johnson / / / History, News, Floods, Newspaper, Tunnels, Waterworks / 0A slight accident occurred at the tunnel where some men were engaged repairing the Wainuiomata water supply.
New Zealand Herald 11 May 1907
David Johnson / / / History, News, Dams, Floods, Newspaper, Pipeline, Waterworks / 0A flood in the Hutt River swept away last night a portion of the pipe bridges used to carry...
Evening Post 02 Nov 1906
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Venturi Meter, Water Race / 0The spread of the Fire was, in our opinion, due, firstly, to the failure of the Wainui water supply;...
New Zealand Times 24 Oct 1906
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Pipeline, Venturi Meter, Waterworks / 0The 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...
New Zealand Times 22 Feb 1906
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Venturi Meter, Waterworks / 0The average water consumption of the City thoughout the day was between 130,000 and 140,000 gallons per hour.
Evening Post 09 Nov 1905
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Waterworks / 0Mr Morton recently visited the Wainuiomata reservoir to inspect the repairing work that was carried out some months ago...
Evening Post 29 Aug 1905
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Waterworks / 0The extension of the Parliamentary franchise to the election of every local body, and the carrying out of public...
Construction of a new storage reservoir at Wainui-o-mata with concrete dam and all necessary contingent works.
New Zealand Times 20 Mar 1905
David Johnson / / / History, News, Morton Dam, Newspaper, Waterworks / 0Construction of a new storage A reservoir at Wainui o mata with concrete dam and all necessary contingent works.
Greymouth Evening Star 17 Feb 1905
David Johnson / / / History, News, 30-Inch Pipe, Morton Dam, Newspaper / 0£190,000 for the construction of a new storage reservoir at Wainui extension of 30in main from the existing dams...
Evening Post 25 Jan 1905
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Waterworks / 0The city engineer has laid a scheme before the council for improving the water supply, estimated at £150,000 to...
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