WAKATERE'S LAST BERTH.—The old paddle-steamer Wakatere is to be broken up for scrap metal. After 30 years in the Auckland-Thames service she was laid-up in “rotten row,” four years ago. She is now at Julian’s Wall, Freeman’s Bay, where her engines are to be taken out. Her steel hull will be sunk.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/SUNAK19300527.2.161.1
Bibliographic details
Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 982, 27 May 1930, Page 16
Word Count
52WAKATERE'S LAST BERTH.—The old paddle-steamer Wakatere is to be broken up for scrap metal. After 30 years in the Auckland-Thames service she was laid-up in “rotten row,” four years ago. She is now at Julian’s Wall, Freeman’s Bay, where her engines are to be taken out. Her steel hull will be sunk. Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 982, 27 May 1930, Page 16
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Sun (Auckland). You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in