Looking at the two water pipes in Richard Prouse Park from Whitcher Grove 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: WaterworksRichard Prouse Park Pipes circa 1987
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Aerial Image of Homedale & Waterworks in 1974
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1974 aerial photograph depicting Homedale and Waterworks Valley, showcasing numerous firebreaks present during that era.
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Aerial View of Woolworths in 2022
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Looking at Woolworths from above in the year 2022. It shows the 3,600 square meters of supermarket space, and...
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Evening Post 24 Jan 1884
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The Acting City Engineer, Mr J. D. Baird, returned last evening from his visit of inspection to the waterworks...
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Gums Loop in 2009
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Pictured is a meadow on the Gums Loop Track in the year 2009. Gums Loop Track has existed as...
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McKerrow Track View circa 1989
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Pictured is a view that opens up from the McKerrow Track, circa 1989. Looking out toward Wellington with the...
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My Memory of House Northbrook
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A memory around 1972 of 'Northbrook' house in Wainuiomata which was originally inhabited by the Wood family.
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Evening Post 14 Feb 1883
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Visit to the Wainui-o-mata Waterworks. The completion, after nearly three years’ continuous labour, of what is known as the...
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Solomon’s Knob Reservoir
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The Weekly Graphic and New Zealand Mail, November 24, 1909. Morton Dam in Wainuiomata was dubbed Solomons Knob Reservoir.
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