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.
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Mr R. J. Duncan has received instructions to sell by public auction, on Saturday next, at Mr Cudby’s Family...
Laying 30- inch water mains between Black Creek and the Long Tunnel (about 140 chains) in the Wainui-o-mata Valley.
Who desire to fish for trout in the River Hutt and its tributaries, except the Pakuratahi and Wainuiomata, must...
This map shows the land taken for the purposes of the Wainuiomata water supply (1881). Shown in green is...
Looking towards the west along Moore's Valley Road (in the foreground) and the Wainuiomata River, where the Main Road...
The fenced Sinclair Cemetery stands out in this photo with its perimeter of trees. At 5-7 Sunny Grove you...
This view captures a fenced-off Hine Road Recreation Area in the 1870s or 1880s. In that era, the reserve...
The old dam known as the lower dam including this spillway was constructed in the 1880s and was decommissioned...
Tenders for laying water mains from Petone to the Hutt River (about 2 miles), will be received at the...
The Black Creek Tunnel, (Dicks Tunnel), was constructed in the 1880s in Wainuiomata with the accepted tender submitted by...
Mr. J. R. George attended as a deputation from the Wellington Racing Club to urge that the Council, in...
For the formation of the tram-line and race-track for the Wainui-o-mata waterworks. For clearing the site for the reservoir...
Mr. Coleman’s tender for the construction of the smaller Wainuiomata waterworks tunnel, has been accepted by the Corporation at...
The probability of the Harbor Board charging the Council dues in connection with the landing of the waterworks plant...
The tender of W. F. Oakes, for the long tunnel in connection with the Wainui-o-mata water works, has been...
The following tenders were received by the City Council for the Black Creek tunnel in connection with the Wainuiomata...
Tenders will be received for: Clearing site for Reservoir, about 15 acres. Formation of 50 chains of tram line,...
There were five tenders for the construction of the smaller tunnel at Wainui-o-mata, and that of J. Colman was...
Wainui-o-mata Waterworks Extension – Tunnel Contract – To Contractors. Tenders will be received at the office of the undersigned.
The City Surveyor having reported that the specifications, &c., for the tunnel in connection with the Wainuiomata water supply.