Looking down upon The Village in the year 1946. The outlook encompasses Moores Valley Road, Main Road, and various...
Wainuiomata: Photos (Page 16)
Photographic timeline of Wainuiomata
Documenting Wainuiomata with an ever growing collection of photos. This includes locations such as the town centre, suburbs, landscapes, coastline, rivers, and reserves.
Photo articles are dated by the age of the main photo or the main subject rather than when the article was written. This places the photos in a timeline. Some photos date back to the 1800s. We either have permission to show these old photos or they have no copyright. Modern photos on the site were taken by David Johnson of Wainuiomata.Net unless otherwise specified.
View of Homedale in 1945. Housing development had just begun, with several older farmhouses still visible.
Hine Road, nestled in the heart of Homedale in Wainuiomata, extends from Main Road and culminates at Hine Road...
Aerial view of Homedale (circa 1945) showing some interesting features. Inc: old school buildings and Main Road Bridge.
A group of American GIs from Hutt Park Camp, together with local lads and Maisie Burt, pictured at Wainuiomata...
This photo shows the Williams General Store on Main Road, around 1939. The building was originally part of McIlvride...
Explore the history of Burden Avenue in Wainuiomata, from its 1940s development and local industry to its homes and...
An aerial photograph taken in 1942 Moores Valley and Reservoir Valley, extending up to the old dam. Both valleys...
In the past, Skerretts Creek used to wind through both sides of the Sunny Grove valley. However, the creek...
Farmland in Homedale, looking north towards the village from Coast Road. In view are the school, the school house,...
View of The Village, circa 1941. The Wainuiomata Transport building to the right, was known as Claude's shop.
A bus fills up at the only petrol pump in Wainuiomata in 1941, located at Claude Williams' shop, which...
Circa 1941, looking towards Wainuiomata Primary School on what was then known as Wainuiomata Road (now Main Road).
A 1941 aerial photograph of Reservoir Valley, taken before Hine Road was established. The image captures huts that once...
This aerial photograph of Homedale in Wainuiomata taken on 16 of January 1941 shows a number of interesting features.
Homedale Road is named after Homedale, the oldest area in Wainuiomata. The name signifies a house located in a...
Mt Para Pump House supplied water from the Wainuiomata River to a military observation post on Mt Para near...
Photo of Homedale taken in 1940, showing the school block surrounded by farmland. Substantial housing started in the 1950s.
Aerial view of Homedale (circa 1940) showing some interesting features. It show:The School block when it was farmland;
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