Koombana Days
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Koombana Days

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eBook - ePub

Koombana Days

About this book

The elegant, ultra-modern SS Koombana arrived in Western Australia in March 1909; after only three years of service in the North West of Australia, the ship and her entire complement disappeared in a late-summer cyclone off the Pilbara coast in 1912. All 156 lives were lost but the wreck was never found. This thoroughly researched and compelling book comes closer than ever before to solving the mystery of Australia's most significant maritime disaster. Author Annie Boyd spent months camping along the coast, diving and investigating wrecks, researching the Koombana, and meeting with descendants of those lost in the tragedy. This insightful account is the culmination of her work, which includes a 20,000 page online resource with background material and primary sources.

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Table of contents

  1. COVER
  2. TITLE
  3. COPYRIGHT
  4. CONTENTS
  5. LIST OF MAPS
  6. INTRODUCTION
  7. 1: A TICKET TO THE FUTURE
  8. 2: NARROW SEAS
  9. 3: GULLIVER’S TRAVELS
  10. 4: OF FEAR AND FASCINATION
  11. 5: THIS LATEST MARVEL OF SCIENCE
  12. 6: THE GREAT DIVIDE
  13. 7: A SEA CHANGE FOR SAILORS
  14. 8: THE DREAD VISITOR
  15. 9: THE LORE OF STORMS
  16. 10: THE KOOMBANA BLOW
  17. 11: TOM ALLEN’S DILEMMA
  18. 12: THE STUBBORN, SILENT SEA
  19. 13: THE ILL-FATED COMPLEMENT
  20. 14: BEYOND HUMAN KNOWLEDGE
  21. 15: FORTUNE’S CROOKED SMILE
  22. 16: THE SHADOW OF MISFORTUNE
  23. 17: THE MAN BEHIND THE GHOST
  24. 18: MYTHICAL BEAUTY
  25. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  26. APPENDICES
  27. NOTES
  28. IMAGE SOURCES
  29. INDEX