A glint of silver, hidden in the soil of a front yard in regional Tasmania, turns out to be the long-lost heirloom of a wartime romance.
abc.net.au/news/long-lost-wwii-sweetheart-bracelet-turns-up-in-tas-front-yard/101796562A glint of silver, hidden in the soil of a front yard in regional Tasmania, has turned out to be the long-buried heirloom of a wartime romance.
Adrian Dawson was sweeping the front yard of his George Town home with a metal detector last week when he chanced upon the object: a silver bracelet inscribed with words of love from an army recruit to his wife during World War II."I put it together, it was in two pieces, so it wasn't until I cleaned the bracelet up that I realised there were words on it.
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