Bill Loane (7 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges. MLight stain on right foredge and back page. The Koolama Incident is the dramatic true story of survival in the north Kimberley Region after MV Koolama is attacked and bombed by three Japanese float planes in February 1942.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. THE KOOLAMA INCIDENT IS THE DRAMATIC TRUE STORY OF SURVIVAL IN THE NORTH KIMBERLEY REGION OF W.A. AFTER MV KOOLAMA IS ATTACKED AND BOMBED BY THREE JAPANESE FLOAT PLANES IN THE TIMOR SEA IN FEBRUARY, 1942.

stiff wraps. Octavo, stiff illustrated wraps, b&w plates, maps, index, pp 215, crease to rear wrap. Very good condition. The dramatic true story of survival in the north Kimberley after MV Koolama was attacked by Japanese float planes in the Timor Sea.

Pictorial Card Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Paperback Edition. Maps, B&W Photographs. Previous owner's label inside front cover.

1st ed. thus stiff wrappers As New octavo 215pp., b/w plates, maps, references, index, True story of survival in the Kimberley after the sinking of the MV Koolama in the Timor Sea by Japanese Float Planes.

Tall 4to. pp.165 with black & white and colour photographs, maps etc. previous owners name on the title page else a very good copy in quality pictorial softcover. Very Good. History of the wreck of the Koolama', which was bombed by Japanese planes in 1942. Tells of the hardships endured by the passengers and crew following the beaching of the ship on the northern shores of WA, their long desert walk to the Drysdale River Mission and the subsequent dramatic rescue by land, sea and air.

"Sales/posting to the USA suspended". Card covers, 215pp, b&w plates. Light wear to card edges/corners; former owner's name on fly else a very good copy. The Koolama Incident is the dramatic true story of survival in the north Kimberley region of Western Australia after MV Koolama was attacked and bombed by three Japanese float planes in February, 1942. After the Captain beached the Koolama, 160 of the ship's company and passengers took to the lifeboats and established a camp in a remote cove. This group which included a six month-old child and injured men lived as castaways, enduring hardship, while tempers stretched to breaking point and a near mutiny. A rescue bid was made by monks from a remote Benedictine Mission, led by Aboriginal guides through 150 kilometres of harsh terrain. Others escape by lugger and seaplane. The patched up vessel was taken on to Wyndham by the Captain and a handful of men. Also includes details of the aftermath and the fate of the Koolama.