THE KOOMBANA.
STATEMENT BY THE CAPTAIN OF THE BULLARA.
United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. (Received April 3rd. 12.45 a.m.) PERTHj April 2. Communication with Broome has been restored.
The captain of the steamer Bullara reports that ho left .Balla Balla half an hour before the Koombana. Previous to sailing the two captains conferred on the weather, and eventually decided to risk it. A few hours later they struck tho t-yclono. The Bullara put otit her .storm anchor with twelve fathoms of. chain attached, and poured oil on the water. The latter considerably reduced the size of the waves, but the force of the wind carried away her funnel.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19120403.2.50
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 14320, 3 April 1912, Page 9
Word Count
108THE KOOMBANA. Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 14320, 3 April 1912, Page 9
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. 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.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.