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An 86 year old message in a bottle found and given to the writer's children

Old bottle with a letter

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MESSAGE RECEIVED! 

A 16-year-old apprentice carpenter building a school near Brisbane, Australia, left a message in a bottle on October 12th, 1935, in hopes it would someday reach his future children or grandchildren. Finally, they’ve gotten it. Workers found the bottle recently while restoring the school spire. The school hosted a ceremony this week to hand it over to Geoffrey Benson and Marilyn Blundell, two of the five children of Gordon Benson. The message was from Gordon and another carpenter, Douglas Heron, whose family has not been traced. It said simply: “Built this fleche for the Dept of Public Works 12 of July 1935. We now are looking down [at] you. Since removing it, if any of my children are living, pass this onto them. R.I.P.” 


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