THE KOOMBANA.
OWNERS FINALLY ABANDON ALL HOPE. A SHARK-INFESTED VICINITY. Perth, April 5. The owners have relinquished all hopes of the Koombanav They have officially notified the public that the steamer is lost. She is believed to have foundered in the vicinity of Redoubt Island. It is surmised that the absence of a light caused the captain to ra'siudge his position and strike a reef. No person could have lived in the sea then running. The place is infested>with myriads of sharks. RELIEF FUNDS OPENED. (Received 6, 9.15 a.m.) Perth, April 6. The Mayor has opened relief funds in aid of 'sufferers by the Koombana wreck.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 84, 6 April 1912, Page 5
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106THE KOOMBANA. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 84, 6 April 1912, Page 5
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