THE KOOMBANA.
CABLE NEWS
(United Prsn Ataociation—By JgZce> trie Teltyrapk — Vupyright.)
ALTHQPE ABANDONED. AN OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION. (Received Last Night, 5.5 o'clock.) MELBOURNE, April 5. The owners of the steamer Koombana have abandoned all hope of her recovery, and have officially notified the public that she is lost. It is believed that the vessel foundered in the vicinity of Bedout Island. It is surmised that the absence of .» light caused the captain to niisjud2° the position and strike a reef. No person could have lived in tfe«* sea then running. Besides, the place was infested with myriads of sharks. The Koombana had about 160 souls aboard, all of whom would appear to> have been lost.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10601, 6 April 1912, Page 5
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114THE KOOMBANA. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10601, 6 April 1912, Page 5
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