["N-W Identity Will Retire From 16 Jobs", Daily News (Perth, WA), Thursday 23 August 1956, p?]
No direct reference to Koombana or 1912 cyclone.
Bert retiring at 64 in 1956, so approximate birth date is 1892; that makes him 20 in 1912
"Born on the Isle of Wight, Bert first came to Australia in 1910. After two months in Adelaide he shifted to Port Hedland."
