Looking at the Morton Dam spillway in action in the year 1924. Morton Dam was once the main source...
Wainuiomata: Photos (Page 18)
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.
Views of the Orongorongo pipeline bridges that carries the Orongorongo Water Pipe across the Orongorongo River.
The caretaker’s house in the Orongorongo Valley was built around 1922 to 1923 during construction of the Orongorongo water...
George Creek Road was built in 1922. It runs from Morton Dam to the Wainuiomata entrance of the Ōrongorongo...
This hidden site in Wainuiomata is believed to have housed a power generator used during the construction of the...
Maintenance Road is an unsealed track that once provided access to the Orongorongo pipeline, from the Orongorongo catchment.
Tucked away in a gully two miles from the Morton Dam in Wainui-o-mata, Semple’s Camp served as the central...
Scout Hut, also known as Pearson Hut, stood from 1912 until 1995 in Reservoir Valley. It eventually succumbed to...
The Orongorongo Tunnel, also known as Semple's Tunnel, is a landmark in New Zealand's water infrastructure history.
![Wainuiomata River and School, Circa 1920 [Public Domain]](https://wainuiomata.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Wainuiomata-River-School-480x270.jpg)
Photo of the Wainuiomata River, Main Street Bridge, and Wainuiomata Primary School, circa 1920. You can see the second...
Charles Seymer Whitcher constructed a single-lane concrete bridge across the Wainuiomata River in the year 1916.
A group gathered for a photo at Morton Dam. Among them, the Mayor, Sir John Luke, and Lady Luke...
Since 1912, a swing bridge has spanned the Wainuiomata River near todays Gums Loop Track in Wainuiomata Regional Park.
Water for Wellington: Building the Solomon’s Knob Reservoir at Wainuiomata — The Weekly Graphic and New Zealand Mail, 24...
Panoramic photo of the works at Solomon's Nob reservoir, Wainuiomata. Once the dam was complete, it was renamed "Morton...
In a 1909 photograph capturing the lower dam spillway, an intriguing detail emerges in the corner: a self-portrait of...
The Morton Dam pipeline was a key part of Wellington’s early 20th-century water supply system. Constructed between 1908 and...
Wainuiomata Primary School (circa 1987), a state school, resides in Homedale, the oldest suburb in Wainuiomata.
John Coleman was a contractor in the late 19th century who played a vital role in developing the region’s...
This photograph shows Morton Dam in Reservoir Valley Wainuiomata, under construction, likely taken between 1907 and 1908.
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