THE KOOMBANA.
THE BULLARA’S CAPTAIN BEARS 1 TESTIMONY. 'MI 'GIVES HIS EXPERIENCES. Perth, April 2. Communication with Broome has bedp restored. The captain of the steamer Bullara reports that he left Balia Balia half an | hour before the Koombana. Previous to sailing the two captains conferred on the weather, and eventually dec/ljed to risk leaving. A few hours latgn he struck a cyclone, and the Bullam put out her storm anchor with twelve fathoms of chain, and poured oil .bn the water. This considerably reduced the waves, but the force of the* wind carried away the funnel. •i.i _l "■ WRECKAGE FOUND. •urn i (Received 3, 8.55 a.m.) (| ■ Perth, April 3. A message from the postmaster at Port Hedland reports that the search steamer Gorgon found a portion of the Koombana and passed a lot of small wreckage near the Bedout Island. n-.' ■VII '
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 82, 3 April 1912, Page 5
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143THE KOOMBANA. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 82, 3 April 1912, Page 5
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