I had little opportunity of examining the reservoir works or the interior of the race, owing to both being...
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.
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Historical Articles
Mr Higginson, C.E., who was selected by the committee of the Wellington City Council to inspect the Wainui-o-mata waterwork.
Substituting a well—only intermittently full—and a concrete race for continuous iron mains has already been adverted to.
The question whether the concrete race and well were not in themselves, as implied by Mr Marchant, a grave...
The great fire has been the main topic of conversation here since its occurrence, or rather fire and water...
I went through the race from one end to the other, and found that the race for about three-fourths...
Mr Loughrey gives a deplorable account of the condition of the concrete race, and states that to repair it...
Mr Nicholas Merchant, C.E., has made a special inspection of the Wainui-o-mata Waterworks. Read his his report on the...
He condemns the adoption of a “well” instead of an iron standpipe, and of a concrete race instead of...
Fresh leaks were discovered and signs of careless workmanship. It is estimated that two million gallons of water have...
That an independent report be obtained: As to whether the race has been fairly constructed according to specification.
The Wellington City Councillors paid an official visit to the Wainui-o-mata waterworks on Saturday and closely examined the race.
The city councillors paid an official visit to the Wainui-o-mata works and closely examined the race in which the...
The 'crack' in the Wainui-o-mata water race is 26ft long and two or three inches wide. Wanganui Chronicle 01...
The city councillors paid an official visit to the Wainuiomata works yesterday and closely examined the race in which...
The anticipated arrival of the Wigtonshire with another consignment from Glasgow will prevent the necessity of even the slightest...
Whoever informed our representative that the 25-feet crack in the water-race at Wainui- o-mata was known to the Corporation, had misled...
A crack existed a long time back, and it was also known that the work was defective when the...
As far as they could gather the race had been leaking for some time—he would say for about six...
It is said that over millions of gallons leave the Wainui reservoir daily for distribution in Wellington, or more...
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