The official visit of the City Councillors to the scene of the Wainui-o-mata disaster took place yesterday, instead of...
Wainuiomata: History (Page 19)
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
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.
This was an action brought by the trustees in the estate of Sinclair Brothers to recover from the City...
The action brought by Messrs McKenzie and Waters against the Corporation for the recovery of £100 as damages sustained.
The inefficient water supply to the higher parts of the city was again alluded to at the meeting of...
Messrs Waters and McKenzie allege that during the time the engine was in possession of the Corporation it suffered...
Councillor Petherick asked the Engineer when the Wainui-o-mata waterworks were expected to be completed...
The little locomotive works fairly, bringing four or five trucks of “stuff” at each trip from the Clyde Quay...
Messrs Buckley, Stafford, and Fitzherbert wrote on behalf of the trustees of Messrs Sinclair, claiming £100 damages.
Mr Bayliss, contractor for the construction of the Wainuiomata dam, having asked the City Council to compensate him for...
The contractors for the Te Aro reclamation have started work with the engine, Pio Pio, formerly belonging to Messrs...
The claim of Mr G. H. Bayliss, contractor for the construction of the Wainui-o-mata dam, for compensation on account...
We have been lately shown a sample of good-looking stone from a quartz reef in a new neighbourhood, that...
The heavy rains of last week did a considerable amount of damage to the Wainuiomata dam. A higher flood...
A claim for compensation in connection with the accident to the Wainui-o-mata dam was preferred by Mr G. H....
Several members of the City Council proceeded to Wainuio-mata yesterday for the purpose of inspecting the damage.
At last night’s meeting of the Public Works Committee of the City Council, Mr G. H. Bayliss, the contractor...
Learn about the history of Sinclair Valley in Wainuiomata before it was renamed Waterworks Valley then Reservoir Valley.
WAINUIOMATA TOURS
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WAINUIOMATA MUSEUM
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