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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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Sinclair Cemetery serves as the final resting place for one of Wainuiomata's pioneer families. It was commemorated with a...
The following document is a coroner's inquest report on the death of Hugh Sinclair, who passed away between 10...
The Sinclair family conducted logging operations in Homedale, covering Moores Valley Road, Hine Road, Sunny Grove, and Sinclair Valley.
Sinclair Tramway
David Johnson / / / History, Logging, Sinclair, Tramways / 0The Sinclair Tramway in Wainuiomata was built in the 1870s. It was used primarily for logging and transporting timber.
Evening Post 19 Jan 1870
David Johnson / / / History, News, Logging, Newspaper / 01869 Jan – John Stack – commenced employment at Haslam’s Sawmill. Evening Post: 19 Jan 1870.
Wellington Independent 13 Apr 1869. Birth. On April 7, at Moness, Wainuiomata, the wife of Mr John Sinclair, of...
700 Acres of Land, situated in Moores Valley, Wainuiomata District. There is an abundance of timber of the finest...
In 1867, John McIlvride, the postmaster, is believed to have constructed the Wainui-O-Mata school masters house.
The Hutt Rifle Volunteers met at the Taita target on Thursday last, to compete for the above prizes. The...
Board of Wardens for the next two years: Messrs George Allen, John Crowther, George Wood, John Sinclair, J. C....
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