34a[Depuch Island Anchorage Gale, Harbour and Lights Department, Western Australia, State Records Office of Western Australia. Cons 1066 Item 1912/0432, Telegram, Gerrans, Postmaster, Whim Creek, to Chief Harbourmaster, Fremantle, Monday 25 March 1912]

Whim Creek

Chief Harbormaster Ftle

Sunday late afternoon police cutter sounded Depuch Island sighted Dinghy off Moore Island containing three Japanese from wreck Clara exhausted State no food for four days They report Clara capsized all swam for shore / three hours in water / found their dinghy beached / one Japanese still missing / one Malay refused enter dinghy / walked towards Roebourne along telegraph line / Japanese from Clara leaving for Hedland about sundown Sunday / Cutter sighted four luggers / ond Dismasted in tow Heading towards Hedland / Unfortunately Police Cutter ran on sandbank / unable to Communicate / These not in sight / Depuch this morning / These possibly Karrakatta and others mentioned Yesterdays Telegram / Constable Growden continuing search with fisher along Coast Stop reported here exaggerated reports daily papers Perth and East stop My report absolutely full and authentic / Please contradict any further reports Balla Balla shipping in papers / These causing serious troubles relations and friends any local people /

G S Gerrans

34b[Storm on N.W. Coast - Ships 'Crown of England' and 'Concordia' wrecked, Western Australia Police Department, State Records Office of Western Australia. Cons 430 Item 1912/1727, Telegram, Sub-Inspector Houlahan, Roebourne, to Commissioner of Police, Perth, Monday 25 March 1912]

Roebourne

Commr Police Perth

Whim Creek wires two Japanese from lugger Clara swam from Depuch to Balla reports lugger wrecked night twentieth four Coloured and one white man missing Japs report luggers Karrakatta and Karrarra were anchored close but no trace since stop later reports police cutter arrived Depuch night twenty third picked up Eleven survivors and landed them Balla yesterday and left again search for bodies Missing luggers supposed wrecked on Depuch stop reported Malay walking along telegraph line to Roebourne yesterday five days without food requiring assistance impossible to render owing rivers uncrossable for Couple days stop number luggers arrived Cossack several others still missing some report having experienced terrific hurricane

Houlahan

SubInspr

2p

34c[Storm on N.W. Coast - Ships 'Crown of England' and 'Concordia' wrecked, Western Australia Police Department, State Records Office of Western Australia. Cons 430 Item 1912/1727, Telegram, Sub-Inspector Houlahan, Roebourne, to Commissioner of Police, Perth, Tuesday 26 March 1912]

Commr Police Perth

Roebourne

Mayla[sic] seaman bin ahmat referred yesterday's wire arrived seven last night after terrible experience states was in water six hours Five days without food also states luggers Karrakatta Britannia scanlons fleet lying close Clara same owner disappeared same time James Scanlon six coloured crew on Karrakatta hugh Scanlon seven coloured on Britannia Malay believes both sank

Houlahan SubInspr

9 21 p