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On August 15, 1916, Australian soldier Malcolm Alexander Neville dashed off a two-page letter to his mother as he sailed aboard a troop ship headed to Europe to fight in World War I.
Now, more than a century later, Neville’s message in a bottle has turned up on a beach in Australia.
Debra Brown found the Schweppes-brand bottle on October 9 while picking up trash on Wharton Beach, located along the southern coast of the state of Western Australia, about 500 miles from Perth.
Apparently, a number of other "messages in bottles" have been found along the shoreline as sailors and soldiers wrote notes and put them in bottles as a sort of diary and way to connect.
Now, more than a century later, Neville’s message in a bottle has turned up on a beach in Australia.
Debra Brown found the Schweppes-brand bottle on October 9 while picking up trash on Wharton Beach, located along the southern coast of the state of Western Australia, about 500 miles from Perth.
Apparently, a number of other "messages in bottles" have been found along the shoreline as sailors and soldiers wrote notes and put them in bottles as a sort of diary and way to connect.
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Posted from smithsonianmag.com
WWI
World History
Australia
Family
Posted 3 mo ago
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