Northern Times (Carnarvon, WA : 1905 - 1952), Saturday 31 December 1910, page 3


A VOLCANO ?

-A. private telegram received last week In Carnarvon stated that consternation seued Denhatn -on Wednesday morning at the sight of dense volumes of bine vapor riajng from the direction of Dirk Hartog, s»ggeiting the possibility of a volcanic erup

tion. On the arrival of the Koombana in the evening ths passengers were able to explain that the phenomenon was dne to the ejaculations of the officers in their laudable efforts to float the vessel.