Sketch showing peaks, ridges, rivers, and other features of Wainuiomata in 1882.
This 1882 map shows the topography of the land in Wainuiomata, outlining buildings, tracks, peaks, ridges, and rivers. Notable details include:
- Settler names: Rivers, tracks, and buildings are associated with early families such as Sinclair, Wood, Mowlem, Crowther, Dicks, Prouse, Grace, and Riddiford.
- Buildings: Several homesteads and cottages are marked.
- Native reserve: A large section of land is set aside as a reserve.
- Peaks: Named high points include Wainui, Round Hill, Round Peak, Grassy, Fitzherbert, McKerrow, Pukeatea, Puketaha, Crowther, Mowlem, Sinclair, Hawtry, New Grace, Sugar Loaf, Waengapu, Para, Waimarara, Tapokopoko, and Devine.
- Burned ranges: Some ranges are noted as burned, possibly from controlled burn-offs to create pasture or from natural fires following the spread of gorse after logging.
- Tracks: Routes include Marchant Track and the original Whakanui Track which is marked but unnamed.
- Rivers and creeks: Marked waterways include the Wainuiomata River, Little Wainuiomata River (now called Wainuiomata Stream), Georges Creek, and Sinclair Creek.
- Tramway: The old logging tramway is mapped, with its terminus at Georges Creek deep in Sinclair Valley, and close to two cottages.
Credits
Special thanks to Jeremy Foster for sourcing this document.
