The Weekly Graphic and New Zealand Mail, November 24, 1909. Morton Dam in Wainuiomata was dubbed Solomons Knob Reservoir.
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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A Camp Cook, Bush Sawmill. Apply Strand Brothers, Lower Hutt.3094. PHOENIX AERATED WATER COMPANY, LIMITED.SPECIALLY prepared Soda Water.
Fire at sawmill. A fire broke out at Strand Brothers' sawmill and workshop, Lower Hutt, early yesterday morning.
In a 1909 photograph capturing the lower dam spillway, an intriguing detail emerges in the corner: a self-portrait of...
For the construction of the Solomon’s Knob Dam, it was made a condition of tender that contractors should make...
The Jansen Home on Fitzherbert Road, circa 1908. The Jansen family, of Scandinavian origin, arrived in Wellington under the...
The City Council, accompanied by the leading officials, made their annual visit of inspection to Wainuiomata reservoir yesterday.
Anxious time at Naenae: saving a sawmill. Many sleepless nights as fire reaches Wainui-o-Mata bush. For many days past,...
While reports have been coming to hand of devastation and suffering from bush fires where men are in a...
Built from 1908 to 1911, the Morton Dam in the Wainuiomata River catchment was named after William Hobbard Morton.
It is doubtful if many people in Wellington are aware that bush-felling is being earned out in the heart...
A slight accident occurred at the tunnel where some men were engaged repairing the Wainuiomata water supply.
The ridge upon which this tramway has been constructed is between two gullies, which converge at the foot of...
Application has been made to the Hutt County Council by William Thomas Strand, John Norris Strand, and Charles Strand,...
The City Engineer is now busily engaged upon the plans and specifications for the extension of the water-storage area...
The extension of the Parliamentary franchise to the election of every local body, and the carrying out of public...
Postcards featuring this picturesque view of the spillway date back to 1905. They were widely circulated, along with other...
The city engineer has laid a scheme before the council for improving the water supply, estimated at £150,000 to...
The annual Corporation picnic to the waterworks at Wainui-o-mata took place yesterday. Favoured by fine weather, the outing was...
The Public Works Committee recommended that the City Engineer repair the damage at the Wainui Waterworks caused by the...
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