The Sun, Sydney, 27 March, 1912.
A WIFE'S DREAM.
FREMANTLE, Wednesday.
- A woman called at the local offices of the
Adelaide Steamship Co. yesterday, and found
out tor the first time that her husband was
aboard the missing steamer Koombana.
She admitted that she had parted from him
on bad terms, but she did not know where he
had gone.
On Thursday night she had a dream in
which she pictured her husband clinging to
the rigging of the boat. She swam out to his
assistance, but being unsuccessful in her
mission, swam back again.
It is a peculiar coincidence that the Koombana
left Port Hedland on Wednesday, and must,
according to the experiences of other craft,
have met the centre of the cyclone
disturbance on Thursday night.
This report appeared 1 week after Koombana failed to reach her destination. It would only be later that wreckage discoveries would confirm the worst. At this time many held onto the hope that Koombana had suffered mechanical breakdown and would be discovered adrift. Such dreams associated with disasters do give pause for reflection...
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