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Tram No. 135 and its century of travelling the tracks
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Built in 1921, Tram No. 135's history of service in Wellington and journey to MOTAT is outlined.
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New Zealand
Wellington City Corporation Tramways Conservation and restoration |
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The Life & Times of a well-travelled Steam tram Engine - No.100 - celebrating 130 years of age
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Built in 1891 by the well-known engine manufacturers Baldwin Locomotive Works, read about the history of MOTAT's Tram 100.
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Australia
New Zealand Conservation and restoration Wanganui Corporation Tramways |
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MOTAT’s Queen of the Rails
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How one of Auckland’s Last Trams contributed to the beginings of the Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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'Streamliner' class (Tram)
Trams Tramways |
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In Stitches: A Selection of Sewing Machines
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In use since the late 1700s, sewing machines have been a key component in both domestic and industrial technology. Contributing to the industrial revolution, providing uniforms for war, and altering domestic duties; sewing machines have evolved with social change throughout history. Often associated with the popular Singer name, sewing machines have become a symbol of women’s work, clothing production and factory jobs. It is interesting to note sewing machines were not manufactured in New Zealand but imported and sold under license by New Zealand retailers. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT) Collection has a variety of sewing machines, which represent New Zealanders links with these, once essential, domestic appliance and reveal a unique side business for vehicle manufacturers.
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Sewing
Sewing-machines Manufacturers |
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‘You’ve kicked me’: Tram Conductresses
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Auckland’s tramway was initially a public/private venture by the British Electric Traction Company in London and the Auckland Borough Councils but was taken over by the Auckland City Corporation in 1919. It flourished for 40 years but street tramways fell out of favour and were replaced by diesel and trolleybuses in a modernisation programme after the Second World War. Auckland’s last trams ran on 30 December 1956 (although they run regularly at MOTAT).
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Women transport workers
New Zealand Auckland |
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‘I Am the Last Tram’
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In December 1956 Graham Voitre was asked to paint ‘I Am the Last Tram’ on the side of tram number 242.
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Tramways
Trams Painting Painting, Industrial |
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A Platform for the Future: Auckland Rapid Transit
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The plan for Auckland’s electric metro rail that included an underground CBD loop from 50 years ago.
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Railroad engineering
Railroads |
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Harold Piper — What’s in an Aviator’s Logs?
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The Walsh Memorial Library hold eight logbooks of Banks Peninsula-born pilot Harold Lord Piper (1899–1965). Log books are an invaluable record for any pilot — tracing the different aircraft types flown, distances and conditions they flew in.
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Aviators
Log books |
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Morris’s Marquetry Masterpiece — The Story of MOTAT’s Half-Tester Bed
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One of the Registry team’s major projects for the year has been Collection Review. This is an ongoing process which assesses MOTAT’s Collection for its significance and relevance to the Mission and Strategy.
My research focus was on the Furniture and Fittings Department. A stand out object from my research was James Morris’ Half Tester Bed (1967.437). The bed was donated to MOTAT in 1967 by a descendant of Morris.
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Carpentry
Wood Woodwork Art, colonial <C> Art, New Zealand Cabinetwork Kauri |
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The Human Story of an Adana Press
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<p>Researching the MOTAT collection often uncovers the story behind the object. A small printing press currently on display in MOTAT’s Print Shop, has an interesting gem of a narrative connected to it via its donor. The press was used during the donor’s notable career, which happened in the context of events in national and world history.</p>
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Printing presses
Printing industry Printing Tangiwai |
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Choysa Tea Trolley Bus
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During the 1960s and 1970s, Auckland had New Zealand’s largest trolley bus system, with 133 vehicles operating over 14 routes. The trolley bus, for the uninitiated, was the next step in the evolution of electric trams, a virtually trackless tram. This is a tall tale but true, of Auckland’s “Teetotal” Trolley bus...Trolleybus #115.
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A Polarising Sauce: The Essence of Anchovies
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In 2017, MOTAT received the donation of an unopened bottle of sauce carrying the title “Essence of Anchovies”. At first it may seem an unusual object for MOTAT's Collection, so let’s take a closer look at the unique history of this object.
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MOTAT's Barclay 1270
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Barclay 1270 is an industrial steam locomotive built by the firm of Andrew Barclay and Sons (now Brodie Engineering) in Kilmarnock, Scotland. The company manufactured steam locomotives from 1870 before moving on to produce fireless and, later, diesel locomotives. Many examples of Barclay locomotives have been preserved at museums and heritage railways in the United Kingdom and New Zealand, including Barclay 1270. MOTAT’s Barclay had an interesting history with New Zealand’s forestry, energy and mining industries in the 20th century - read on for more.
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North Island
Great Britain Railroads Locomotives |
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New Zealand’s first diesel engine
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New Zealand’s first diesel engines were used at Dunedin’s Musselburgh Pumping Station from 1905. Only one of the two remains, and it is in MOTAT’s collection.
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Diesel, Rudolf Christian Karl, 1858 -1913
Sulzer diesel engine |
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Leo White: The Man Behind The Whites Aviation Collection
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The Whites Aviation Collection spans some 70 years of history with categories covering the early aero clubs, trans-Tasman flights, the formation of the early airlines in New Zealand and other aviation events up to the 1970's.
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Whites Aviation Limited
Photographers Photography Aerial photography |
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Lime e-scooters: Shared Micromobility Hits Auckland's Streets.
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Lime played a pivotal role in the introduction of shared-use scooters to New Zealand in 2018.
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Urban transportation
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Amateur Radio Operations Aid the 1933 Tasman Crossing by the Southern Cross
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Aviation tours captured the imagination of the New Zealand public, with Tasman crossings increasingly carried out in the 1930s after the first successful crossing in 1928 by Sir Charles Kingsford Smith. In January 1933 Kingsford Smith made another crossing, flying between Sydney and New Plymouth in Fokker F.VII ‘Southern Cross’ with co-pilot Patrick Gordon Taylor and radio operator John Stannage.
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Shortwave radio
Radio stations Radio operators Radio Flight radio operators Radio equipment Southern Cross (Airplane) Fokker Tri-Motor F.VIIB-3M (Southern Cross) |
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Looking after Auckland Harbour Bridge
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Painting the bridge was a constant job...
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Auckland Harbour Bridge
Auckland Harbour Bridge Authority Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Company |
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Short Sunderland NZ4115
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MOTAT's Short Sunderland NZ4115 was officially presented to MOTAT in September 1966 and arrived the summer of 1967. Read on for more about its history and delivery to MOTAT.
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New Zealand
Airplanes, Military New Zealand New Zealand. Royal New Zealand Air Force Seaplanes Short S.25 Sunderland Mk.III Short Sunderland |
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A New Topdressing Aircraft
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The Walsh Memorial Library hold eight logbooks of Banks Peninsula-born pilot Harold Lord Piper (1899–1965). Log books are an invaluable record for any pilot — tracing the different aircraft types flown, distances and conditions they flew in.
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Aerial fertilization
New Zealand |
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