Australian families to mark 80th anniversary of Montevideo Maru sinking

Tom O'Callaghan
Updated July 1 2022 - 12:49pm, first published 12:47pm
Lois Newman in 2009, showing a picture of her uncle Leonard Wall. Picture: BILL CONROY
Lois Newman in 2009, showing a picture of her uncle Leonard Wall. Picture: BILL CONROY

TORPEDOES slammed into the hull of a ship 80 years ago today, in total secrecy.

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Tom O'Callaghan

Tom O'Callaghan

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