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General News
26 April, 2023
Discovery of Montevideo Maru gives comfort to local family
THE recent discovery of the Japanese ship at the centre of the worst maritime disaster in Australian history, SS Montevideo Maru, transporting about 979 Australian prisoners of war has bought a measure of comfort to family members of VX28632 Pte Martin Timothy Hoye from St. Arnaud.
The SS Montevideo Maru that has been discovered on the ocean floor 81 years after it sank taking 979 prisoners of war including local Pte Martin Timothy Hoye to their deaths. PHOTO: ABC News
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