Frank<p>‘He was so excited’: painter discovers 122-year-old message in a bottle inside lighthouse walls</p><p>Bottle stashed in wall cavity of heritage-listed Cape Bruny lighthouse contained letter written in 1903 by Tasmanian lighthouse inspector</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/aug/02/painter-discovers-message-in-a-bottle-lighthouse-walls-tasmania" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/australia-news</span><span class="invisible">/2025/aug/02/painter-discovers-message-in-a-bottle-lighthouse-walls-tasmania</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mymasto.com/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mymasto.com/tags/Tasmania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tasmania</span></a> <a href="https://mymasto.com/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://mymasto.com/tags/MessageInABottle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MessageInABottle</span></a> <a href="https://mymasto.com/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://mymasto.com/tags/CapeBruny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CapeBruny</span></a> <a href="https://mymasto.com/tags/Lighthouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lighthouse</span></a></p>