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Australia, hoax, Joke, maritime, message in a bottle, Mystery, New Guinea
In its early days, Australia had two main newspapers. One was The Argus.
On Friday, July 9th, 1909, The Argus told of a message in a bottle found in Singapore. It was signed by two men, Palmerston and Flenn, who asked the finder to send help, as they were “lost in one of the New Guinea islands”.
The brief message simply read: Continue reading
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