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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Looking at the Morton Dam spillway in action in the year 1924. Morton Dam was once the main source...
View of the Orongorongo River Tunnel Pipeline around the year 1924. To the right you can see a jigger.
Authority has been given by the City Council for the purchase of 153½ acres of land at Wainui-o-mata for...
The party is now being moved to complete the survey of the Wainuiomata route, work on which was suspended...
Little Tunnel in the Ōrongorongo Valley is a small but significant piece of infrastructure related to the water supply...
In 1921, the construction of weirs on the Orongorongo River and its two smaller tributaries began. Simultaneously, a tunnel...
The sawmill which the late Mr Sinclair ran at Wainui o Mata was one of the first in the...
Photo of the Wainuiomata River, Main Street Bridge, and Wainuiomata Primary School, circa 1920. You can see the second...
Any railway line in connection with any proposed deviation of the Wairarapa line should not pass over the council...
Four men were charged at the Lower Hutt Court with taking indigenous birds, to wit, 27 pigeons and 1...
This afternoon members of the French Mission are the guests of the Mayor and the City Council on a...
With the acquisition of another 25 acres of land, the securing of the whole of the Wainui-o-mata watershed will...
The Acclimatisation Society proceeded against Henry Gilbert Black and John Charles Dick today for breaches of the Animals Protection...
An offer, in terms of the value submitted by the City Valuer, is to be made for the settlement...
An exchange of land in the Wainui-o-mata water catchment area is to be effected by the City Council in...
Since 1912, a swing bridge has spanned the Wainuiomata River near todays Gums Loop Track in Wainuiomata Regional Park.
Scout Hut, also known as Pearson Hut, stood from 1912 until 1995 in Reservoir Valley. It eventually succumbed to...
Mackay Cottage was built around 1912 for Morton Dam workers and was removed in 1980. During the war, Mackay...
The last batch of concrete was placed on the crest of the Solomon's Knob dam yesterday. The contractors are...
Rechristened the “Morton Dam” in recognition of the city engineer, under whose guidance the work has been carried out.