WRECK OF THE KOOMBANA.
♦ _ MORE WRECKAGE FOUND. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Perth, April 4. Further wreckage from the Koombana has been found. The opinion of experts is that the vessel was overwhelmed in the cyclone. ALL HOPE ABANDONED. Received 5, 5.10 p.m. Perth, April v. The owners have relinquished all hopes of the Koombana. They have officially notified the public that" the steamer is lost. She is .believed to have foundered in the vicinity of Bedout Island. It is surmised that the absence of a light caused the captain to misjudge his position and strike a reef. No person could have lived in the sea then running. The places is infested with myriads of sharks.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 238, 6 April 1912, Page 5
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114WRECK OF THE KOOMBANA. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 238, 6 April 1912, Page 5
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