Message in bottle from 1972 reunites Geelong families
A bottle buried in a shed wall since June 1972 with signatures from Pat Finn, his wife Laura, and three others was rediscovered by homeowner Brent Taylor in Geelong.
Why it mattersThe discovery has brought two families together and given them a tangible link to shared history and the people they once knew.
AustraliaA piece of Australian social history uncovered in a Victorian shed, now offering Geelong families a chance to reconnect and decide the bottle's future together.
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