A GOLD DREDGE BURNED
(By Telegi-aph—Press Association.)
INVERCARGILL, July 16.
A £old dredge owned by Mr. J. A. S. Aiken, Gore, and situated in the Chatton district, was completely destroyed by fire early this morning. The dredge was not iiiSm-ed, and Mr. Aiken is a heavy loser the" damage being estimated at about £300.
It is understood that a fireman removed the fire from under the boiler on Saturday night in preparation for draining out the boiler, and it is thought that a spark from this fire caused the outbreak.
The dredge was burned to the level of the water before it sank.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 14, 17 July 1939, Page 15
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