SMALL STEAMER BURNED.
USED AS A TUG AT PAEROA. OUTBREAK STARTS AT WHARF. [BY TELEGXAFH-OWy CO-RESPONDENT.J PAEROA. Wednesday. A small iteamei, about 15 tons, named the Lion, owned by the Northern Steamship Company, caught fire at about 11 o'clock last night while lying °: the Puka Wharf, Paeroa. The vessel was employed as a tug for towing barges on the Waihou River between Paeroa and Te Aroha. The bargeman, who was sleeping on the tug, was roused by the noise of the fire, and was able to get the steamer away from the barges, but wis unable to extinguish the fare. The tug was burnt to the water's edge, and afterwards sank. The engine has since been salved.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17356, 1 January 1920, Page 4
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