The annual Corporation picnic to the waterworks at Wainui-o-mata took place yesterday. Favoured by fine weather, the outing 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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Evening Post 21 Oct 1904
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Waterworks / 0The Public Works Committee recommended that the City Engineer repair the damage at the Wainui Waterworks caused by the...
Evening Post 19 Oct 1904
David Johnson / / / History, News, Floods, Newspaper, Waterworks / 0The river was swollen to many times its usual size, and the outlet from the dam was insufficient to...
Evening Post 29 Jan 1903
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Venturi Meter, Water Race, Waterworks / 0The old race along the side of the hill has been replaced by a new race tapping the dam...
30-Inch Pipe Venturi Meter House
David Johnson / / / History, Photos, Artefacts, Huts, Pipeline, Waterworks / 0Discover the history of the venturi meter installed around 1902 near Reservoir Road, used to measure flow in Wellington’s...
New Zealand Mail 01 Oct 1902
David Johnson / / / History, News, 30-Inch Pipe, Newspaper, Pipeline, River Wall, Venturi Meter, Water Race, Waterworks / 0A Venturi meter has been attached to the system and a river wall has also been built adjoining the...
30 Inch Pipeline
David Johnson / / / History, Pipeline, Waterworks / 0A new pipeline between the old dam and Coleman’s Tunnel in Wainuiomata was constructed between 1899 and 1902.
Evening Post 24 Sep 1902
David Johnson / / / History, News, Concrete Wall, Newspaper, River Wall, Venturi Meter, Water Race / 0The work of replacing the original and very defective water-race between the reservoir and the well at Wainui-o-mata has...
New Zealand Mail 17 Sep 1902
David Johnson / / / History, News, 30-Inch Pipe, Newspaper, Pipeline, Venturi Meter, Water Race, Waterworks / 0The old covered race being defective, is, in accordance with the Council’s decision, being replaced by 30-inch diameter cast...
Evening Post 13 Sep 1902
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Venturi Meter, Water Race / 01,526 yards of new mains were laid and 971 yards, the old covered race at Wainui-o-mata being replaced by...
New Zealand Times 13 Sep 1902
David Johnson / / / History, News, Lower Dam, Newspaper, Venturi Meter, Water Race, Waterworks / 0I visited this work again on Wednesday last. The whole of the pipes have been laid up to the...
A river wall was constructed at the same time as the pipe replacement works for the former water race...
New Zealand Times 29 Aug 1902
David Johnson / / / History, News, Dams, Floods, Lower Dam, Newspaper, Waterworks / 0I visited this work again on Wednesday last. The whole of the pipes have been laid up to the...
Reports to the Council last night disclosed that the dam of the Wainuiomata water supply reservoir is in a...
Replacement Pipeline
David Johnson / / / History, Photos, Pipeline, Waterworks / 0A new pipeline between the old dam and Coleman’s Tunnel in Wainuiomata was constructed between 1899 and 1902.
New Zealand Times 10 Mar 1902
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Pipeline, Venturi Meter, Waterworks / 0It is understood that a Venturi meter has been obtained by the City Council, and is about to be...
Evening Post 10 Mar 1902
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Venturi Meter, Waterworks / 0The Venturi water meter will be installed once the new meter house, which is currently being built, has been...
Karori must be looked to for the high levels, and Wainui for the bulk supply, the engineers proceed to...
Wanganui Chronicle 24 Oct 1901
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Water Race, Waterworks / 0The first sod in connection with the improvements to the_water supply from Wainuiomata was turned to-day by the Mayor.
Wanganui Herald 24 Oct 1901
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Pipeline, Water Race, Waterworks / 0It is intended to do away with the present water race, from which there is a tremendous leakage, and to substitute...
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