The first sod in connection with the improvements to the_water supply from Wainuiomata was turned to-day by the Mayor.
Wainuiomata: History
Articles exploring the history of Wainuiomata, dating back to the 1860s
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
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...
Evening Post 24 Oct 1901
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Pipeline, Water Race, Waterworks / 0So the telephone was set a-ringing, hangers back were rounded up, and about 10 o’clock a party of twenty-six...
Application having been made to have a trial line run for a route by way of the Wainuiomata Valley,...
The pipes ordered are to replace the rotten wooden race that conveys water from the dam to the well...
Scour Pipe
David Johnson / / / History, Photos, Artefacts, Orongorongo Pipeline, Pipeline, Waterworks / 0This pipe may have functioned as a scour pipe from the Orongorongo pipeline. It is hidden in the bush...
Earth Bridge
David Johnson / / / History, Photos, Artefacts, Bridges, Pipeline, Waterworks / 0Along a short section of Maintenance Road, an old track parallel to Reservoir Road, there is an earth bridge....
Map (9th September 1899) showing the deviation of the Wellington Napier Railway via Wainuiomata and Wairongomai Valley.
Auckland Star, Volume XXIX, Issue 70, 24 March 1898, Page 4
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Railway / 0Among the proposals to get rid of the Rimutaka railway incline is a line via Wainuiomata Valley. A short...
Fires are raging on the hills all along the western side of the Hutt Valley and are also raging...
Daily Telegraph 10 Jun 1895
David Johnson / / / History, News, Deaths, Newspaper / 0A sad case of accidental shooting happened in the Wainuiomata district yesterday morning. Herbert Palmer, aged 27, was out...
Mataura Ensign, Volume 17, Issue 17, 18 December 1894, Page 4
David Johnson / / / History, News, Deaths, Newspaper / 0An Act Of Heroism Rewarded. As Mr Cecil Adams was standing looking over a rushing stream at Wainui-o-Mata...
The Prouse family settled on Old Porirua Road, where they began timber cutting in Johnsonville, before relocating to Wainuiomata...
Evening Post 09 Oct 1893
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper / 0Sir—I wish to draw attention to the very brave and intelligent rescue of a man from drowning last Sunday...
The History of Main Road
David Johnson / / / History, Photos, Roads, Streets / 0Before 1958, Main Road in Wainuiomata was known as Wainuiomata Road because this area was the focal point of...
Old Rustic Bridge
David Johnson / / / History, Bridges / 0Old Rustic Bridge was a historic bridge that spanned the Wainuiomata River along what is now Reservoir Road and...
The Council after some correspondence with the Messrs. Sinclair, agreed to give £6 an acre in lieu of the...
Sinclair Sawmill Hut
David Johnson / / / History, Photos, Huts, Rivers / 0The Sinclair Sawmill Hut in Moores Valley is visible in the background. This photograph was taken by Frederick James...
Moores Valley Road Bridge
David Johnson / / / History, Photos, Bridges, Rivers / 0Moores Valley Road Bridge on Moores Valley Road was built in the 1860s and replaced in 1967 with a...
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