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The Disappearance of the Ship

The Disappearance of the Ship "Maile". 　　　     The pride of the fleet of ships that Lane and Brown built during the latter years of the 1800s at Totara North was a fast sailing ship named Maile.    She was built for the Island trade in 1888, with accommodation for twenty passengers, ha…

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