Mr J. Saunders, contractor, of this city, is, we regret to hear, at present confined to his house through...
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
The two-foot flume was adopted on the report of the City Engineer, and was the only one that could...
As an old miner allow me to endorse Mr Travers’s plan of a flume from the river to the...
As an old miner allow me to endorse Mr Travers’s plan of a flume from the river to the...
There have been great complaints to-day about the insufficiency of the water supply, on which subject we have received...
Is not intended to be a “reservoir,” the object being merely to raise the level of the water to...
On Thursday evening, the City Council went into committee to consider tenders for the Wainuiomata dam repairs.
Locomotive Engine for Sale, built by John Clark, of Hobart. This Locomotive was recently in use at the Te...
Will you kindly permit me a remark and a little more on Mr S. Brown’s letter addressed to you,...
The race at first was intended to be an open channel, but is now covered in to prevent debris...
It is understood that the plant is also claimed on behalf of the creditors of Messrs O’Malley and Pepperill.
An engineering correspondent has favoured us with the following interesting notes on a recent private visit of inspection he...
The trustees in the estate of Messrs J. and D. Sinclair wrote, offering to sell the Council a locomotive...
We should say that, in the deep water filling, the little engine, with its half dozen trucks, will be...
The heavy and long-continued storm of rain from Sunday night till Tuesday noon caused another disastrous flood at Wainuiomata.
In 1883, the Wainuiomata dam sustained significant damage due to flooding, prompting an inspection by members of the Wellington...
The official visit of the City Councillors to the scene of the Wainui-o-mata disaster took place yesterday, instead of...
A special meeting of the City Council was held yesterday afternoon in reference to the damage to the Wainui...
The Acting City Engineer, Mr J. D. Baird, returned last evening from his visit of inspection to the waterworks...
Dr Hector's analysis failed to discover payable gold in the Wainuiomata quartz. -- The Christchurch Press.
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WAINUIOMATA MUSEUM
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