Megan HutchinginMOTAT‘We took the whole thing apart’ — conserving MOTAT’s Cambridge Meccano differential analyser‘For a Meccano historian, this was fascinating to see,’ said William Irwin when he first looked at MOTAT’s Cambridge Meccano differential…Oct 6, 2020Oct 6, 2020
Megan HutchinginMOTATA Meccano computer: MOTAT’s differential analyserA mechanical analogue computer built from Meccano in the 1930s to solve complicated differential equations? Yes, MOTAT has one of those.Sep 7, 2020Sep 7, 2020
Megan HutchingA Meccano computer: MOTAT’s differential analyserA mechanical analogue computer built from Meccano in the 1930s to solve complicated differential equations? Yes, MOTAT has one of those…Sep 7, 2020Sep 7, 2020
Megan HutchinginMOTATAerial Topdressing and Aircraft Service (NZ) LtdThe development of aerial topdressing in New Zealand in the late 1940s is a fine example of the innovation and ingenuity of former Royal…Jul 21, 2020Jul 21, 2020
Megan HutchinginMOTAT‘You’ve kicked me’: tram conductressesWomen began work as tram conductors for Auckland’s tramway during the Second World War. Some experiences followMay 7, 2020May 7, 2020
Megan HutchinginMOTATLooking after Auckland harbour bridgePainting the bridge was a constant jobMar 3, 2020Mar 3, 2020
Megan HutchinginMOTATA new topdressing aircraft‘You took off from paddocks, and it was really pretty dicey.’Dec 17, 2019Dec 17, 2019
Megan HutchinginMOTAT‘I Am the Last Tram’In December 1956 Graham Voitre was asked to paint ‘I Am the Last Tram’ on the side of tram number 242.Nov 28, 2019Nov 28, 2019
Megan HutchinginMOTAT‘A long day in a tin can’By Megan Hutching, Oral HistorianOct 15, 2019Oct 15, 2019
