THE KOONYA WRECK
' PRIVATIONS OF THE CREW. , _ Hobart, June 9. The bulk of tho Koonya's crew reached Zeehan after a walk of sixty miles over rough country. They wero short of food, and tho balance of tho men remained at the scene of tho wreck, and were taken off by steamer. Tho Koonya struck heavy weather, and the boats were smashed when being launched. • A seaman managed to reach a' rock fifty yards from the shore, and by means of a line the other members of tho crew Toadied and remained on the rock all night. In the morning, after several attempts and narrow cscapes, a seaman got ashore with a line, and all landed safely—Press Assn.
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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 219, 10 June 1919, Page 5
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117THE KOONYA WRECK Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 219, 10 June 1919, Page 5
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