Baker, A.
[Passenger list, "KOOMBANA" 37, compiled 04 June 1912, Adelaide Steamship Company. Broome Historical Society]
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From Fremantle to Broome or Derby
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Steerage
Davis (Davey) W.T. Brother to Mrs. Norgard, Ellen Street, Fremantle.
Wife at 188 Hay Street, Perth.
Baker, A. Connection of Mr H.T. Jackman, 30 Princes
Buildings
Martin, G. Fred ) Son of Arthur Martin of Vanbrugh Hill, East
) Greenwich
Hurford W.H. )
)
Green, Edgar P. ) Late of Somerset, England. Death notice of
) Olive Feddes.
These three men together with Davey and Baker were engaged by W.P. Milne
to work for his Department.
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[Passenger list, "KOOMBANA" 37, compiled 02 April 1912, Adelaide Steamship Company. Noel Butlin Archives Centre, Australian National University, 0186/N46/634]
Fremantle-Derby Baker A. ) Men travelling with Mr. W.P. Milne to
) work for the Public Works Department
["Story of the Koombana", The Sunday Times (Perth, WA), Sunday 31 March 1912, page 12]
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Mr. W. P. Milne, of the Public Works Department, was proceeding to Derby with a gang of five men - W. Davis, A. Baker, G. Martin, H. Hereford and E. Green - to carry out some works up north.
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["The Passengers", The West Australian, Wednesday 03 April 1912, page 7]
FOR DERBY.
Steerage.
Mr. W. L. Davey.
Mr. A. Baker.
Mr. G. Martin.
Mr. H. Hurford.
Mr. E. Green.
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[Wrecks. The loss of the "Koombana", Australian High Commission, United Kingdom, 1912. National Archives of Australia, Series A2911 760/1912]
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Title: Wrecks. The loss of the "Koombana".
Series number: A2911
Control symbol: 760/1912
Contents date range: 1912 - 1912
Access status: Open
Location: Canberra
Barcode: 232127]
A digital copy of this file is available online.
It includes enquiries and requests for compensation by relatives of crewmen lost with Koombana:
Thomas Miller Grant
A. Baker
John Jackson
William Dick
These letters have not been transcribed.
["Some Of The Passengers", Broome Chronicle (WA), Saturday 06 April, 1912]
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Mr. Milne, of the Public Works Department, was preceeding to Derby with a gang of five men, Messrs. Davis, Baker, Martin, Hereford and Green.
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