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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View of The Village, circa 1941. The Wainuiomata Transport building to the right, was known as Claude's shop.
A bus fills up at the only petrol pump in Wainuiomata in 1941, located at Claude Williams' shop, which...
Circa 1941, looking towards Wainuiomata Primary School on what was then known as Wainuiomata Road (now Main Road).
A 1941 aerial photograph of Reservoir Valley, taken before Hine Road was established. The image captures huts that once...
The Black House was a hunters hut that may have housed a ranger or caretaker who looked after the...
Photo of Homedale taken in 1940, showing the school block surrounded by farmland. Substantial housing started in the 1950s.
Aerial view of Homedale (circa 1940) showing some interesting features. It show:The School block when it was farmland;
Lower Dam in Wainuiomata or the original dam as it was also known was drained in 1939 for maintenance....
Photo of Fitzherbert Road and Wainuiomata Roads (circa 1939) taken by the Wainui-o-mata Development Ltd; Todd, Harry Jackson (1918-1993).
Pictured is Dick Wootton, a woodcutter and post splitter from Orongorongo Station. He's working on a 2-meter diameter Totara...
'The Rock' typically refers to the area stretching from the viewpoint along Moores Valley, overlooking Richard Prouse Park in...
During the day Burns followed his dog down a gully after a goat, which he secured. When he came...
Edgar Hine emigrated to New Zealand in 1879. He was a bond holder in the Wainuiomata Development Company as...
At the inquest concerning the death of Dr. Pigeon, who was drowned on Thursday while fishing at Wainuiomata.
This 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...
A large party of friends accompanied members of the club to the Wainui Reservoir, where a most enjoyable day...
Digital version of an old map, showing the pipeline from the weir to the tunnel, in the Orongorongos, circa...
Proposals made by the Wellington Acclimatisation Society for thinning out deer at the Wainui-o-mata waterworks reserve.
Aerial view of Morton Dam in the year 1924. You can see the spillway, tower with gantry, and reservoir...