After the war Keith Cameron and his cousin ‘Bulla’ Allan operated a butchery business in Mallacoota down next to the newsagency.

Leone Pheeney

The following is the final paragraph of an address given at the Australian War Memorial by Ian Hodges on the occasion of the sixtieth anniversary of the sinking of the Montevideo Maru.

As we stand here today on the 60th anniversary of the loss of the Montevideo Maru and look at the names of those who perished on that ship – and not forgetting that the civilians who died are not listed here – we should remember that 60 years ago today Australia experienced its worst maritime disaster. Almost twice as many Australians lost their lives in one night as did in the ten years of the Vietnam War. They, and the families and friends who endured years of not knowing their fate, deserve to be remembered.