KOONYA A TOTAL WRECK
THE'.CREW SAVED. Sydney, June 7. The Union Company's cargo 6teamer Koonya has been wrecked at Sandy Gape, Tasmania.—Press Assn.(Rec. June 8, 5.5 p.m.) Sydney,. June 7. The latest report regarding tho Koonya is that the vessel is stranded. A steamer is standing by. The crew have landed.Press Assn. Sydney, June S. The Union Company's latest advice is that the Koonya is a total wreck. Under a lifeboat oh the shore a note was found stating that the crew were all saved and had left overland for Zeehan.—Press Assn. ■ TTha Koonya was a steel screw -vessel of 1091 gross tons, built in 1896.at Grangemouth by tho. Grangemouth Dockyard Company for the Union Steam Ship Company. She had a length of 225 ft., breadth of 81.2 ft., and a depth of 13.2 ft. She was principally engaged on the New Zealand coast as. a cargo carrier, and was one of tho Union Company's large fleet of "K" vessels.]
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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 218, 9 June 1919, Page 5
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160KOONYA A TOTAL WRECK Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 218, 9 June 1919, Page 5
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