Oldest-known message in a bottle found

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I think this is VERY COOL!

A Perth family has made an extraordinary historical discovery after becoming bogged on a West Australian beach.


Tonya Illman was walking across sand dunes just north of Wedge Island, 180 kilometres north of Perth, when she noticed something sticking out of the sand.
"It just looked like a lovely old bottle, so I picked it up thinking it might look good in my bookcase," she said.
But Mrs Illman realised she had likely uncovered something far more special when out fell a damp, rolled up piece of paper tied with string.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-06/ol...83742146=1

[Cuzz]

I think this is VERY COOL!

A Perth family has made an extraordinary historical discovery after becoming bogged on a West Australian beach.


Tonya Illman was walking across sand dunes just north of Wedge Island, 180 kilometres north of Perth, when she noticed something sticking out of the sand.
"It just looked like a lovely old bottle, so I picked it up thinking it might look good in my bookcase," she said.
But Mrs Illman realised she had likely uncovered something far more special when out fell a damp, rolled up piece of paper tied with string.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-06/ol...83742146=1

Do you suppose they'd send my bottle back?

[GPnative]

That IS cool.

[Juniper]

Inside was a form letter!    

[tvguy]

Inside was a form letter!    

And the bottle had a bar code on the bottom

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Inside was a form letter!    

And the bottle had a bar code on the bottom

And 5 cent deposit.