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Title: Message in Bottle Australia. Short little fun read
Post by: sparrett on Sunday 16 February 25 00:50 GMT (UK)

I enjoyed this little news item. ;D
A few hardy Scotsmen, a bottle and a note.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-16/newspaper-clippings-australias-oldest-message-in-bottle-bingie/104922460

Sue

Title: Re: Message in Bottle Australia. Short little fun read
Post by: maddys52 on Sunday 16 February 25 01:00 GMT (UK)

I just read that story too. Fascinating. I wonder what happened to the actual message? I'm sure RootsChatters could find some of those mentioned in the message.   :D

Title: Re: Message in Bottle Australia. Short little fun read
Post by: sparrett on Sunday 16 February 25 01:04 GMT (UK)

Quote from: maddys52 on Sunday 16 February 25 01:00 GMT (UK)

I just read that story too. Fascinating. I wonder what happened to the actual message? I'm sure RootsChatters could find some of those mentioned in the message.   :D

Specially a bloke called Nellie Munn ;D

Sue

Title: Re: Message in Bottle Australia. Short little fun read
Post by: MollyC on Sunday 16 February 25 08:54 GMT (UK)

I once found a message in a floating bottle, while sailing in an estuary in Devon.  It had not been in the water many days, probably never quite been to sea.  There was an address near my home 300 miles away.  I wrote and received a reply, then realised the bottle thower was a pupil at my school - about five years younger.

Title: Re: Message in Bottle Australia. Short little fun read
Post by: Ruskie on Sunday 16 February 25 09:35 GMT (UK)

The worlds oldest message in a bottle was discovered in a beach in Western Australia by the parents of Formula 1 driver Daniel Ricciardo:

https://speedcafe.com/ricciardo-parents-discovery-historic-message-bottle/

(The article is a bit out of date - Daniel is no longer a F1 driver)