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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.
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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St Albans House
David Johnson / / / History, Photos, Homes, Housing / 0St Albans House, located on Coast Road in Wainuiomata, was built in the late 1920s for Maurice James Burdan...
Dominion 23 May 1928
David Johnson / / / History, News, Hunting, Newspaper, Waterworks / 0One of the regulations states that a trapper may not set up a camp within the watershed of either...
Proposed layout for Wainui-o-mata Development Ltd
David Johnson / / / History, Maps, Housing, Land / 01928 locality plan for Wainuiomata from Graham. P. H (town planner / architect) of the Wainui-o-mata Development Ltd.
Evening Post 27 Jan 1928
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Orongorongo Tunnel, Railway / 0On the Orongorongo side, there are very flourishing glow-worm colonies all the way through the hill but can be...
Orongorongo Pipeline
David Johnson / / / History, Photos, Artefacts, Pipeline, Waterworks / 0The Orongorongo Pipeline, constructed between 1921 and 1926, played a crucial role in supplying untreated water to Wellington.
Dominion 14 Jul 1926
David Johnson / / / History, News, Dams, Lower Dam, Newspaper, Orongorongo Pipeline, Pipeline, Waterworks / 0The proposal was that the water from the intake at Orongorongo should flow by direct main into the lower...
New Zealand Herald 13 Jul 1926
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Orongorongo Pipeline, Pipeline, Waterworks / 0With the exception of three short lengths, the new steel pipeline from the municipal reservoir at Wainuiomata is now...
Dominion 06 Jul 1925
David Johnson / / / History, News, Dams, Newspaper, Orongorongo Pipeline, Proposed Dam, Semple’s Camp, Waterworks / 0This elevation anticipates the future Morton programme, which includes constructing another dam a mile downstream from the Wainui dam.
The death occurred of Mr John Sinclair, at the age of eighty-one years. Deceased was born in Wellington and...
New Zealand Times 06 Jun 1925
David Johnson / / / History, News, Dams, Newspaper, Orongorongo Pipeline, Semple’s Camp, Waterworks / 0From this point the pipe-line will be carried on along the flat past Semple’s camp to a spot about 15...
New Zealand Times 22 May 1925
David Johnson / / / History, News, Dams, Morton Dam, Newspaper, Orongorongo Pipeline, Water Race, Waterworks / 0The proposal to bring water from the Orongorongo did not originate with Mr Morton. It was brought forward by...
Evening Post 21 May 1925
David Johnson / / / History, News, Morton Dam, Newspaper, Orongorongo Catchment, Water Race, Waterworks / 0In the early days, said Mr. Morice, the sources of water supply were springs, streams, wells, and roofs of...
Dominion 05 May 1925
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Orongorongo Pipeline, Pipeline, Semple’s Camp, Waterworks / 0The first load of pipes for the Orongorongo water main were discovered on the bush track leading from the...
Evening Post 03 Feb 1925
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Waterworks / 0A large party of friends accompanied members of the club to the Wainui Reservoir, where a most enjoyable day...
There is a Venturi meter at the intake on the large main at Wainui-o-mata, and for the new Orongorongo...
Map of the Orongorongo River Tunnel (c1924)
David Johnson / / / History, Maps, Orongorongo Pipeline, Pipeline, Tunnels / 0Digital version of an old map, showing the pipeline from the weir to the tunnel, in the Orongorongos, circa...
Orongorongo Meter House was erected no later than 1926. Today, it's hidden in native bush inside Wainuiomata Regional Park.
Dominion 13 Jun 1924
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Orongorongo Tunnel, Venturi Meter, Waterworks / 0The City Council last evening granted authority for the purchase a Venturi water meter for the Orongorongo-Karori main.
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