PASSENGERS AND CREW.

The Brisbane Courier, Wednesday 27 March, 1912.

The following passengers were booked at

Fremantle on the Koombana for ports

beyond Port Hedland, but it is possible that

some of them, including some commercial

travellers, may have broken their journey

at intermediate ports :-

Mr. Davis, 

Captain Pearson, 

Messrs. Simpson, 

T. Forrest, 

C. Piper, 

Geo. Piper, 

S. H. Slade ;

R. H. Jenkins, 

E. J. Dalton, 

J. Hayes,

D. Spark, 

W. Purcell, 

W. Poor,

 POOR. -In sad and loving memory of our dear

son and brother, William, who was lost on

the ill-fated steamer Koombana, Western 

Australla, 21st March, 1912.

Leaves have their time to fall

And flowers wither at the north wind's

breath;

Each season has its clime,

But who shall teach us when to look for

thee, O Death?

G. Harpur, 

F. Rustic, 

W. P. Milne, 

W. Smith,

W. Pitches, 

F. W. B. Clinch, 

M. Main,

W. L Cowan, 

J. S. Craigie, 

B. S. Taylor, 

R. F. Remey, 

Miss S. Skamp, 

Miss G. Skamp, 

Mrs. Pigott, 

Mrs. Sack, 

Miss Jenkins, 

Miss Gillam, 

Mrs. Gillam, 

Mr. J. Evans, 

Messrs. W. Davis, 

A. Baker, 

G. Martin, 

H. Hereford, 

E. Green, 

W. Smith, 

M. Vasey, 

D. Moswain, 

W. J. M'Kibbin, 

W. Vile, 

T. Goddard, 

J. Doyle, 

G. Barber, 

A. M'Crouble, and

Police Corporal Butcher.

The crew were as follows :-

T. Homni,

M. Allen (master), 

N. Jamieson (chief officer), 

W. R. A. Kilney (second officer), 

F. Q. Peacock (third officer), 

F. H. Harris (purser), 

J. Levins (boatswain), 

T. M. Grant (carpenter), 

A. Lyon (wireless operator), 

P. Clinton, 

F. Wilson, 

H. B. Rea, 

C. Stanley, 

T. M'Donnel, 

William A. Farnell, 

W. Carton, 

M. Ryan, 

M. Dwyer.

P. Dentlin, 

J. M'Crackin, and 

F. Gunning, 

A.B's Stewart and 

F. Herbert, ordinary seaman 

W. B. Innes (chief engineer), 

A. Wassel (second engineer), 

W. Kelly (third engineer), 

A. V. C. Christie (fourth engineer), 

J. C. Arrow (fifth engineer), 

J. Kiarna (donkeyman), 

W. Clark, 

J. Smith, 

J. Brown;

F. Watts, 

N. Norbin, 

H. Otford,

0. Olsen, 

W. Fitzpatrick, 

E. C. Devonport, 

T. O'Loghlin, 

T. M'Dermott, 

T. Thos. Taylor, 

A. Bryant, 

J. Downie, and

C. Peters (firemen), 

F. W. Johnson (chief, steward), 

J. J, Mangan (second steward), 

A. Freer (Stewardess), 

J. M'Dermott (assistant stewardess), 

J. Coughlin (forecabin steward), 

H. Stanley (Bar and Storekeeper), 

G. A. Gee (saloon waiter), 

W. P. Black (pantryman), 

H. Bow (night watchman), 

Walter Tutt (chief cook), 

H. Stanberg (second cook). 

A. E. Deller (baker), 

B. Walker (butcher), 

Evan Davies (scullion), 

P. Parrance, 

A. Durham, 

C. H. Benedict,

Edward Wardlaw, 

J. Hughes, 

J. Blades,

A. Salkild, 

S. W. Reynolds, 

F. J. Winpenny, 

Wm. Dick, 

Jas. Crosbie, 

Wm, Cant, 

R. Davies, 

W. Burkin, 

0. Jones,

J. Jackson, 

H. Smith, and 

P. Finnerty, stewards.

Western Mail, 13 April, 1912

ONE OF THE STEWARDS.

To the Editor.

Sir,-I should he pleased if you will make

an alteration in my brother's name in the

list of stewards of the s.s. Koombana. His

name has been reported as A. Durham, and

A. Deerham, but it should be Henry Durham. 

He has only been in Western Australia

about eight months, having previously had

experience on the Cape route from 

Southampton in the Union Castle Company's

liners, and also on the Brazil route -with

the Royal Mail Co. He in the son of 

W. Durham, the well-known butcher of 

Brighton, England.-Yours, etc..

W. DURHAM, Jun.

Fremantle, April 4.

Later.

The telephone lines are still down north

of Roebourne, and the only message re-

ceived in this city to-day regarding the

recent hurricane was a police telegram

from Roebourne. This was to the effect

that a Malay seaman, named Ben Ahmat,

who belonged to the lugger Clara, which

foundered during the storm, arrived at

Roebourne at 7 o'clock last night after

a terrible experience. He was in the

water for six hours, swimming from

Moore Island to the mainland, and was

five days without food. He said the

luggers Karakatta and Britannia, of

Scanlon's fleet, which were lying close

to the Clara, had disappeared, and he

believed both had gone down. James

Scanlon and six coloured men comprised

the crew of the Karakatta, and Henry 

Scanlon and seven coloured men were

on the Britannia.

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The West Australian, Perth, Saturday 30 March, 1912.

PASSENGERS AND

CREW.

Particulars of the complete passenger list

are being gradually collected and corrections

made in the original list printed in the Press.

In the list already published of the crew

the name of the wireless operator should

read H. A. Lyon, and that of'the ship's 

carpenter T. M. Grant. Of the passengers,

Mrs. Sack, for Broome, is supposed to have

taken a young lady named Miss Price with

her. Mr. A. Davis, who booked at Fremantle

by the Koombana, had only arrived from the 

Eastern States by one of the mail boats a few 

days before leaving for the North-West. Mr. 

J. S. Davis, representing Messrs. Siebe, 

Gorman and Co., at Broome, left Fremantle 

with his family and eight white divers, who 

arrived from home recently in the W.A.S.N. 

liner Paroo on her last trip northward. 

Requiring to transact some business at 

Port Hedland, he caught the Paroo on her 

return journey, and after spending, a couple 

of hours at Hedland, is supposed to have 

caught the Koombana en route for Broome. 

Last night, however, the Adelaide Company 

received from their Port Hedland office a list 

of the passengers booked there to join the 

Koombana, which list does not include Mr. 

Davis's name. The names despatched by 

the Hedland office are as follows:

For Broome: 

Joseph Johnson, 

Capt. Stuart, H. Brider, 

Hassan, a Japanese, 

aboriginal and Malay prisoners.

For Derby: 

J. McGowan,

Messrs. E. H. Fothergill and Co., agents

for Messrs. Siebe, Gorman and Co., in 

Western Australia, have wired to Broome 

and Port Hedland for definite information 

regarding Mr. Davis's movements.

Other corrections in the list published in

yesterday's issue are:-

W. Hereford, to read W. Hurford; 

F. Rustle, to read Corporal Buttle; 

H. S. Taylor, to read.A. S. Taylor,

these being passengers for Derby; 

Mrs. and Miss Gillam, for Broome, to read 

Mrs. and Miss Gilliam, who were booked on 

behalf of the Gaol Department; and Rev. 

Mani to read Mr. R. W. Main.

Mr. Kinley, the second officer of the

Koombana, is the only son of Mr. W.. H.

Kinley, of Mt. Gambier, South Australia. It

is thought likely that Mr. Black, the pantry

man, is a son of Mr. James Black, of Penola,

in the same State.

There is nothing so sobering as a list of names to bring home the harsh reality of a steamer lost with all hands.

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