A special meeting of the City Council was held yesterday afternoon in reference to the damage to the Wainui...
Wainuiomata: News
Wainuiomata news spanning from today back to the 1860s provides a comprehensive record of the valley’s history, tracing its journey from early settlement to its modern identity.
This news archive covers a wide range of topics including stories around the people who shaped Wainuiomata, from early pioneers and engineering workers, to community leaders.
Evening Post 24 Jan 1884
David Johnson / / / History, News, Dams, Floods, Lower Dam, Newspaper, Tunnels, Waterworks / 0The Acting City Engineer, Mr J. D. Baird, returned last evening from his visit of inspection to the waterworks...
The Press 21 Jan 1884
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Prospecting / 0Dr Hector's analysis failed to discover payable gold in the Wainuiomata quartz. -- The Christchurch Press.
Evening Post 21 Dec 1883
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Pipeline, Waterworks / 0The inefficient water supply to the higher parts of the city was again alluded to at the meeting of...
Evening Post 04 Dec 1883
David Johnson / / / History, News, Floods, Newspaper, Waterworks / 0Councillor Petherick asked the Engineer when the Wainui-o-mata waterworks were expected to be completed...
New Zealand Times 10 Nov 1883
David Johnson / / / History, News, Floods, Lower Dam, Newspaper, Waterworks / 0Mr Bayliss, contractor for the construction of the Wainuiomata dam, having asked the City Council to compensate him for...
Evening Post 06 Nov 1883
David Johnson / / / History, News, Floods, Lower Dam, Newspaper, Tunnels, Waterworks / 0The claim of Mr G. H. Bayliss, contractor for the construction of the Wainui-o-mata dam, for compensation on account...
We have been lately shown a sample of good-looking stone from a quartz reef in a new neighbourhood, that...
New Zealand Mail 27 Oct 1883
David Johnson / / / History, News, Floods, Lower Dam, Newspaper, Tramways, Waterworks / 0The heavy rains of last week did a considerable amount of damage to the Wainuiomata dam. A higher flood...
Evening Post 26 Oct 1883
David Johnson / / / History, News, Floods, Lower Dam, Newspaper, Waterworks / 0A claim for compensation in connection with the accident to the Wainui-o-mata dam was preferred by Mr G. H....
Evening Post 25 Oct 1883
David Johnson / / / History, News, Floods, Long Tunnel, Lower Dam, Newspaper, Pipeline, Sinclair, Tunnels, Waterworks / 0Several members of the City Council proceeded to Wainuio-mata yesterday for the purpose of inspecting the damage.
Evening Post 23 Oct 1883
David Johnson / / / History, News, Fishing, Floods, Lower Dam, Newspaper, Tunnels, Water Race, Waterworks / 0At last night’s meeting of the Public Works Committee of the City Council, Mr G. H. Bayliss, the contractor...
Evening Post 25 Sep 1883
David Johnson / / / History, News, Land, Newspaper, Waterworks / 0That the purchase of 1000 acres of the Wainui-o-mata water-shed from Messrs Johnston & Co. be completed on the...
Evening Post 17 Sep 1883
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Sinclair, Tunnels, Waterworks / 0In reference to the works at the reservoir, Wainui-o-mata, we learn that during the heavy rain which fell up...
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