Proposals made by the Wellington Acclimatisation Society for thinning out deer at the Wainui-o-mata waterworks reserve.
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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Dominion 27 Mar 1924
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Pests, Waterworks / 0The increase in the number of deer in the Wainui sanctuary was such that the undergrowth of the native...
Dominion 27 Feb 1924
David Johnson / / / History, News, Bridle Track, Generators, Morton Dam, Newspaper, Orongorongo Tunnel, Pests, Waterworks / 0The increase in the number of deer in the Wainui sanctuary was such that the undergrowth of the native...
Dominion 25 Feb 1924
David Johnson / / / History, News, Bridle Track, Generators, Morton Dam, Newspaper, Orongorongo Tunnel, Pests, Waterworks / 0From the day power was supplied on the Wainui side, the time occupied in making the 7 ft. square...
Dominion 06 Dec 1923
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Orongorongo Pipeline, Orongorongo Tunnel, Pipeline, Semple’s Camp, Waterworks / 0Early on Tuesday morning the tunnellers working on the Orongorongo side heard, for the first time, shots fired on...
Dominion 03 Dec 1923
David Johnson / / / History, News, Dams, Morton Dam, Newspaper, Orongorongo Catchment, Proposed Dam, Waterworks / 0Mr Morton conceived the idea of converting the whole of the valley below the two existing dams into a...
Dominion 09 Nov 1923
David Johnson / / / History, News, Dams, Newspaper, Waterworks / 0Several complaints have been made about the possibility of drainage from the tunnelling camp at Wainui polluting the Wellington...
Evening Post 09 Oct 1923
David Johnson / / / History, News, Bridle Track, Newspaper, Orongorongo Camp, Orongorongo Pipeline, Semple’s Camp, Waterworks / 0On the Wainui side there is ample level ground for a camp site, but the Orongorongo has carved out...
Dominion 04 May 1923
David Johnson / / / History, News, Camps, Generators, Morton Dam, Newspaper, Orongorongo Camp, Orongorongo Catchment, Orongorongo Pipeline, Orongorongo Tunnel, Semple’s Camp, Waterworks / 0The erection on the western side of the path which leads on to the Morton Dam of a new...
Evening Post 04 May 1923
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Orongorongo Catchment, Orongorongo Pipeline, Orongorongo Tunnel, Waterworks / 0The supervising engineer, mention Easter as the outside date, by which everything will be ready so far as the...
Evening Post 12 Jan 1923
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Waterworks / 0At Wainui-o-mata both reservoirs are practically full, but they are no longer overflowing, and the ground in the catchment...
Orongorongo Caretakers House
David Johnson / / / History, Photos, Homes, Housing / 0The caretaker’s house in the Orongorongo Valley was built around 1922 to 1923 during construction of the Orongorongo water...
Evening Post 04 Nov 1922
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Waterworks / 0Authority 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...
The History of George Creek Road
David Johnson / / / History, Photos, Morton Dam, Orongorongo Catchment, Roads, Semple’s Camp, Streets, Waterworks / 0George Creek Road was built in 1922. It runs from Morton Dam to the Wainuiomata entrance of the Ōrongorongo...
Dominion 09 Mar 1922
David Johnson / / / History, News, Dams, Generators, Little Tunnel, Newspaper, Orongorongo Pipeline, Orongorongo Tunnel, Tunnels, Waterworks / 0Boring operations have been commenced and preparations are being made for the establishment of a permanent camp for the...
Little Tunnel
David Johnson / / / History, Artefacts, Orongorongo Pipeline, Pipeline, Tunnels, Waterworks / 0Little Tunnel in the Ōrongorongo Valley is a small but significant piece of infrastructure related to the water supply...
Forgotten Power Generator Site
David Johnson / / / History, Photos, Artefacts, Orongorongo Catchment, Orongorongo Tunnel, Pipeline, Semple’s Camp, Waterworks / 0This hidden site in Wainuiomata is believed to have housed a power generator used during the construction of the...
Dominion 08 Oct 1921
David Johnson / / / History, News, Generators, Newspaper, Orongorongo Tunnel, Pipeline, Semple’s Camp, Waterworks / 0The gang has now returned to the main camp at the tunnel mouth on the Wainui side of the...
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