An engine constructed by Mr Clark, Hobart Town, was landed on the wharf on Jan 23 for Messrs J....
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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The committee beg to report that they have examined the various tenders, and find that the total amount for...
Opening of Tenders by the City Council for the Wainuiomata water supply scheme… The tenders were then read by...
A New Proposal for a Wellington Water Supply. Mr Nicholas Marchant, C.E., who was formerly Waterworks Engineer...
Wellington City Council. Tenders for Waterworks Plant will close on the 26th inst., as advertised. Charles C. Graham, Town.
From Hobarton - Cato 31 cases fruit; 1 Locomotive; From Dunedin - 85 cases whisky Press & Co. 1...
Tararua ss, 563 tons, Muir, from Melbourne via South. Passengers cabin: from Melbourne - Miss Douglass, Mrs Ogden, Messrs...
S.S. Tararua for New Zealand. Passengers from Hobart Town – Mr and Mrs A. Barrett, Misses Douglas, Chambers, Allen,...
The engine was constructed at the engineering establishment of Mr John Clark, New Wharf, for an enterprising firm at...
Tenders will be received for about 150 tons of Rails. We believe that it is the intention of Mr...
Sir – Among the many arguments in favor of the proposal to obtain a supply from the Wainui in...
Wellington, June 5. An attempt is being made to get the watershed at the source of the Wainuiomata reserved...
A deputation consisting of the Mayor, Councillors Hunter, Logan, and Young are about to wait on the Government to...
The Waterworks Committee met yesterday, and decided to recommend that an additional water-supply should be obtained from Wainui-o-mata.
I have the honor to draw your attention to the necessity that exists for taking immediate steps for increasing...
Wellington City Council – Contracts for supplies. Tenders will be received by the undersigned till 4 p.m. of Thursday,...
Accounts amounting to £6239 6s 4d, including £3375 for progress payment to Mr E. W. Mills on account of...
Tenders will be received up till noon of Wednesday, 12th March, for removing about 440 tons of Waterworks Plant,...
The question now under consideration was not the desirableness of utilizing the Karori or Wainui-o-mata streams.
The City Engineer presented his reports on the alternative schemes for an extended water supply from Wai-nui-o-mata or Karori....
WAINUIOMATA MUSEUM
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