an excerpt from
Little Ships of Patea By Ian Church From the section Ships Connected with Patea
Image: Another relief vessel, the Te Aroha, made her first call to Patea in 1928. (Wellington Maritime Museum)
Image: Inaha dwarfed by overseas ships at Wellington. (Wellington Maritime Museum)
Image: The Port of Patea, 6 November 1934. Ships are from left to right: Fairburn, Kapuni, Hawera, Foxton and Inaha. (Patea Museum)
Image: The Tiroa ashore at Waverley in 1957. (Wanganui Regional Museum)
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