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Ab Culbert Magnetawan River Heritage
The S.S.Armour was
named after Supreme Court Judge
Armour and built in Burk's Falls by George Stickland in
1906. The S.S.Armour burned at the dock in Burk's Falls but
its steel hull and other remains were purchased by Earl Siddall
Sr. and taken by rail to Port Maitland on Lake Erie where
it was rebuilt and operated as a fishing boat for 40 years
under the name "Earlee-June". The original steam
engine, valves, throttle, and propellor shaft were built in
Toronto by the Poulson company. In 1990 these parts were brought
back to Burk's Falls by Ed Finucan, Doug Boyes, Wilbert Stickland,
Gerald Culbert and Ab Culbert who has them on display. They
were donated by Earl Siddall Jr. of Port Maitland. Also in
1990, Ab Culbert built a scale model of the S.S.Armour and
launched it at the Burk's Falls docks to commemorate Canada's
125th Anniversary. 
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