MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Messages in a bottle written by two Australian soldiers a few days into their voyage to the battlefields of France during World War I have been found more than a century later on Australia’s coast.

The Brown family found the Schweppes-brand bottle just above the waterline at Wharton Beach near Esperance in Western Australia state on Oct. 9, Deb Brown said on Tuesday. • This photo provided by Deb Brown shows a bottle with letters inside in Condingup, Australia, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (Deb Brown via AP) • This photo provided by Deb Brown shows a letter discovered in a bottle in Condingup, Australia, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (Deb Brown via AP) • This photo provided by Deb Brown shows a letter discovered in a bottle in Condingup, Australia, Saturday, Oct. 2

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