["Damaged Koombana in Dock", The Sydney Morning Herald, Tuesday 15 June 1909, page 8]
DAMAGED KOOMBANA IN DOCK.
The Adelaide S.S. Company's new steamer Koombana, which arrived here on Sunday night from Western Australia, was yesterday morning floated into Mort's Dock on account of an injury which she sustained recently whilst on a trip from Fremantle to north-west ports, when she struck a sunken object near Broome. Her place in the north-west trade will be temporarily taken up by the Burrumbeet, which vessel was detained at the last minute. It appears that during her last trip the Koombana was found to be making water in one of her tanks. On arrival at Broome an examination showed that portion of the cement on the bottom of the tank had broken away, and one of the rivets broken off. Although the injury was not a serious one, the Adelaide S.S. Company, in order to have the vessel thoroughly examined, decided to send her to Sydney. This step will mean considerable expense to the company, and emphasises the necessity for expediting the necessity for expediting the construction of the dock at Fremantle.
