Looking at the two water pipes in Richard Prouse Park from Reservoir Road toward Wainuiomata River. Today, there is a single pipe and it is buried in this same location as evidenced by a hump in the landscape where the pipe runs.
Tags: Reserves & Parks WaterworksRichard Prouse Park Pipes circa 1987
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Evening Post 08 Nov 1878
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The City Engineer presented his reports on the alternative schemes for an extended water supply from Wai-nui-o-mata or Karori....
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Wainuiomata in 1963
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Aerial view of Wainuiomata in 1963 showing Queen Street and Arakura. In 1958, Fraser Barton opened the first shop on...
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The Village, Moores Valley Road, Main Road circa 1946
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Looking down upon The Village in the year 1946. The outlook encompasses Moores Valley Road, Main Road, and various...
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Scholes Cottage
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Thomas Scholes (1839–1923) constructed this cottage around 1865 on Coast Road, and it remains standing at 103 Coast Road...
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Colemans Tunnel
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This subterranean shaft and tunnel in Wainuiomata was built during the 1880s. It is concealed from public view today,...
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Moness, Hugh Sinclair’s Old Homestead
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The story of Moness begins with Hugh Sinclair's arrival in New Zealand in 1839. About nine years later,...
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Evening Post 07 Feb 1883
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The balance of the stock of Messrs J. and D. Sinclair, consisting of 14 draught horses, many of them...
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Evening Post 01 Jun 1883
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At Messrs Luke, Sons and Williams was a locomotive engine, and this was also seized under the impression that...
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