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Council
14 July, 2023
Sailors remembered
DESPITE the wintry conditions, more than 20 people gathered at Port Fairy’s memorial cairn to remember the lives lost at the sinking of the SS Casino.
Richard Patterson tells the story of the Casino. Also pictured are Robert Whitehead (left) and Greg Walker who rang the bell.
A wreath was laid and the bell was rung as each of the names of the 10 soldiers was read out during the mid-morning service.
The moving service was organised by the Port Fairy Historical Society. Richard Patterson told the crowd the story of the Casino, including her importance to the Port Fairy township and of her sinking at Apollo Bay in July 1932 which resulted in the death of her crew.
Built in Scotland, the Casino sailed up the Moyne River in Port Fairy on July 29, 1882 and faithfully served the town for close to 50 years.
Local resident Margaret Whitehead with Owen Martin who represented the Apollo Bay and Skenes Creek families from Apollo Bay School.
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