MOTAT Society Maritime Museum Excursion
The MOTAT Society's trip to the Maritime Museum was a huge success! Peter, our guide, made history come alive with his captivating...
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Makyla Curtis
- Jul 8
- 2 min
Innovative Bookbinding Excursion at Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Central Library
Earlier this year the MOTAT Society went on an excursion to the Sir George Grey Special Collections at the Auckland Central Library to...
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Bruce Wild
- Jul 8
- 3 min
MOTAT SOCIETY VIST TO RUATUNA
A late suggestion by Bruce Wild to add value to our trip to the Matakohe Kauri Musuem by also stopping off at the Ruatuna homestead...
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Administrator
- Jul 8
- 4 min
Matakohe Kauri Museum - “Real New Zealand Heritage at its best”
The MOTAT Society excursion to the Matakohe Kauri Museum on Saturday, 20 May started out by coach from MOTAT 2, stopping for a cup of...
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jodiecawthorne7
- May 2
- 1 min
AGM / SGM & MOTAT SOCIETY RULE CHANGES
The MOTAT Society Special General Meeting originally held on 16 November 2022 was adjourned (along with the Annual General Meeting that...
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Scott Pilkington
- May 2
- 1 min
MOTAT SOCIETY EXCURSION TO GLENBROOK VINTAGE RAILWAY
What an amazing day we had today with the MOTAT Society at the Glenbrook Vintage Railway! Our behind-the-scenes tour of the rail...
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Scott Pilkington
- May 2
- 1 min
DOCKLINE TOUR & BBQ
The MOTAT Society recently had the privilege of joining with the Tramways Social Club for their Annual BBQ which included a visit to the...
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jodiecawthorne7
- May 2
- 2 min
TE TOI UKU - CROWN LYNN CLAYWORKS MUSEUM
Saturday 25 March “Te Toi Uku is a museum located in Ambrico Place, New Lynn, Auckland on the old Gardner Brothers & Parker brickworks...
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Bruce Wild
- Dec 22, 2022
- 2 min
MOTAT AVIATION HALL TOUR
The hardest part of any trip to MOTAT is finding somewhere to park the car, then getting to the entrance. This expectation has been...
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jodiecawthorne7
- Dec 22, 2022
- 1 min
Merry Christmas To All
Dear Members of the MOTAT Society. Your committee and administrator wish you and your families Merry Christmas and every success for...
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jodiecawthorne7
- Dec 22, 2022
- 1 min
2022 LUSH AWARD RECIPIENT - RON WILSON
This year the MOTAT Society is proud to present the Lush Award to Ron Wilson for his ingenuity and expertise in the detailed recreation...
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Henry Swan
- Dec 22, 2022
- 4 min
ROLLING OUT TO ROLLS ROYCE
The Brookby countryside was inspirational - rolling hills, manicured fields, and classic wood railing fences culminating in an imposing...
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Rick Schreuder
- Oct 10, 2022
- 8 min
IDENTITY CRISIS NO MORE
Making replica factory plates for MOTAT’s locomotives These days when a new machine comes out of a workshop it will generally have the...
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jodiecawthorne7
- Oct 10, 2022
- 1 min
BATTLE OF BRITAIN COMMEMORATION
Sir Keith Park Memorial Airfield, Thames The 11th of September saw Thames’ Sir Keith Park Memorial Airfield’s 3rd commemoration of Sir...
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Richard Croker
- Jul 7, 2022
- 4 min
THE WIRI STATION BUILDING
The following is a brief report prepared last year at about the time it seemed as if the Wiri building was, at last, coming to adorn the...
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Administrator
- Jul 7, 2022
- 1 min
MOTAT SOCIETY COMMITTEE 2021/2022
Covid19 Lockdowns and Protection Level restrictions prevented the MOTAT Society from holding its 2021 Annual General Meeting until 30...
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Administrator
- Jun 23, 2022
- 10 min
ERIC BURNS - CONDUCTOR TO MOTORMAN
Not generally well known is MOTAT’s considerable and growing oral history repository. Over the last twenty years the Walsh Memorial...
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Administrator
- Jun 23, 2022
- 13 min
PHYLLIS HARWOOD - TIME "ON THE BAG" - 1947 TO 1956
Not generally well known is MOTAT’s considerable and growing oral history repository. Over the last twenty years the Walsh Memorial...
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Henry Swan
- Mar 14, 2022
- 4 min
WONDERFUL WORLD OF ENGINEERING
To celebrate the wonderful world of engineers, in this issue of the Squeaky Wheel we've chosen to highlight some of our favourite...
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Administrator
- Mar 14, 2022
- 8 min
GRAHAM VOITRE - THE MAN WHO PAINTED THE LAST TRAM
SPOTLIGHT ON MOTAT’S ORAL HISTORIES Not generally well known is MOTAT’s considerable and growing oral history repository. Over the last...
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