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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition => Topic started by: JudithS on Friday 28 February 20 03:26 GMT (UK)
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Russian, Croatian? This is from a Family History site in WA. Bottle found at mouth of the Bows River near Pt Gregory Western Australia in 1975 in a green bottle with a round bottom. Two notes inside and the owner hasn't been able to decipher it in all this time and I suggested rootschat may be able to help... :) :) :)
It actually is quite fascinating and we would so love your help PLEASE :D
Shipwreck? Or where and WHO did it come from?
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Fascinating! I would guess it dates from 1972? The printed page is definitely Cyrillic, looks like Russian? My Russian dau-i-law will be here on Sunday, if no one else can decipher before then I'll get her to have a look. :)
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Thanks Maddy...yes it does sound fascinating. Thanks. :)
Can everyone read the handwritten text, or do I need to try to readjust the photo?
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My Russian speaking partner should be home in a bit. I will show it to her.
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Good afternoon,
Regarding the printed page. I cant read Russian but 1882 - 1971 are the birth and death dates for Igor Stravinsky and 1797 - 1846 the dates for writer Wilhelm Ludwig Von Kuchelbecker.
Just looking for something Russian for 1822.
Might or might not help.
Regards, Tony.
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The printed side is simply a tear-off calendar page for Wednesday 21 June 1972, with times of sunrise/sunset/full moon etc., and various anniversary dates listed below.
I suspect the handwriting on the other side, which I'm afraid I can't help with, will be far more interesting.
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The third entry on the printed page is indeed Kuchelbecker (though they give the initials W/V. K.). The first one is Rockwell Kent, and I think the 1822 refers to the opening of a library in Sebastopol.
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It's definitely Russian, but written with some mistakes.
"This hated bottle threw outboard in anger, about the order to arrive to the most frigging river (not sure in these two words) ?
Let not it be empty"
May be it's a sailor ritual.
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dublin1850. antonymark, Bookbox, arturk,FNNA - :D Thanks all for your input...appreciate your help :D The tear off calendar makes sense - with Russian notaries and it seems as though a Russian ship was on the upper end of the west coast of West Australia c. 1972 - 1975. ?? I reckon the green bottle is hated because it ran out of what was in it ;D and the note sent...to make sure it wasn't empty anymore? Does seem like a sailor who was around the Bow River area of Pt Gregory.
Looking forward to any more on the hand written note..and wonder if he signed it?
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It's not signed.
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Ok, FNNA - thanks, 8)