Drake, Alfred
[Passenger list, "KOOMBANA" 37, compiled 12 April 1912, Adelaide Steamship Company. provided to the author by the late Malcolm Barker]
List of passengers known to have been bound for Broome.
From Fremantle
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Drake, W.J. [blank]
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["No Tidings", The West Australian (Perth, WA), Monday 01 April 1912, page 7]
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It is understood that amongst the passengers on the Koombana, in addition to those already mentioned are Mr. J. Murphy (bound for Broome) and a Mr. Drake. It has also been stated that "W. Davis" was amongst those on board. It now transpires that the name should be "W. L. Davey.".
["Unregistered Passengers", Daily News (Perth, WA), Monday 01 April 1912, page 4]
UNREGISTERED PASSENGERS.
(To the Editor.)
Sir, Permit me to ask you to insert in your daily my son-in-law's name, J. Murphy, who was a passenger by the Koombana bound for Broome. His name was omitted because he was working his passage and was not engaged from the office. He was formerly an employee in the machine room of the "West Australian" for a number of years. There is also a young man, Drake, son of a publican (Federal Hotel) since left the State; also another young man, Percival Harold, from St Kilda, Melbourne, they were also supposed to have gone through. I know they went on board together, but my son-in-law positively was going to Broome. --Yours, etc.
E. G. ASHER.
479 Wellington Street, Perth.
["The Passengers", The West Australian (Perth, WA), Wednesday 03 April 1912, page 7]
FOR BROOME.
Steerage.
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Mr. __ Drake
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["Personal", The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA), Tuesday 09 April 1912, page 6, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article59061784]
LOST ON THE KOOMBANA.
Mr. A. Drake, of the Norfolk Arms Hotel, Rundle street, received the sad news from Western Australia on Monday morning that his son, Alfred, was on the ill-fated Koombana. He was travelling with cattle to Broome, and his name was not mentioned in the lists already published. Another victim was Mr. J. Murphy, formerly of the mechanical staff of The West Australian. Mr. V. J. Coughlan, the forecabin steward of the missing steamer, was a resident of Port Adelaide. He had been in the Adelaide Steamship Company's employ about 16 years, and at one time was a steward on the company's steamer Yongala.
