THE KOOMBANA.
FURTHER WRECKAGE FOUND. Bj Telegraph—Frets Association—Oopyrizht ' Perth, April i. . Further Koombana wreckage has been found. The opinion of experts is that the vessel was Overwhelmed by the cyclone. ALL HOPE ABANDONED. (R-ec. April 5, 5.5 p.m.) Perth, April 5. The owners have relinquished all hope for tho Koombana. It is believed that she foundered in the vicinity of Bedout Island, and it is surmised that tho absence of light caused the captain to misjudge the position, and strike a reef. No person could have lived in the sea then running. Besides, the place was infested with myriads of sharks.
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1407, 6 April 1912, Page 5
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101THE KOOMBANA. Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1407, 6 April 1912, Page 5
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