May 10
Provenance is the place of origin, earliest known history, or the documented chain of ownership/custody of an object. It traces an item’s journey from creation to the present, verifying its authenticity, history, and legality in fields like art, archaeology, and computing, including the provenance of competing forensic evidence.
Just when we thought it was all sorted ...
There is no inarguable chain of evidence that supports the accepted theory that the hair found on the outside of the bust belonged to the Somerton man.
There appears to have been no official search of morgue records as to whether there were any more unidentified bodies in the morgue at the same time as the Somerton man was occupying a space there.
Perhaps these are the reasons for the long delay.
And if they are, one might agree with Xanthe Mallett in that there may never be a coronial finding and the Somerton Man mystery will remain as such.
Why nobody has ever risen to try and decipher the code, given that in every line of over seven letters, the seventh is the letter A
Charlie in the top pic has had his height increased by 3 inches to 5’11” – the same height as the Somerton Man.
Of all the open-heàrted contributors over the many years this blog has been in operation there has been onè man who has maintained a dignified and learned presence .. except for his blasted puns, otherwise the old lad would be lionised.
So what can I say, Clive, apart from thanks, you kept the numbers up old son.
Pete.
Needs watching
Based on a book about Kim Philby, written by Ben Macyintre.
Episodes streaming on Apple TV plus others.
Feb 4
Did Coroner Cleland have the power to depose a witness despite the objections of the local police?
Imagine, here you are in Adelaide and out of nowhere you get the chance to brace both the SA Deputy Premier and his AG ..
“When most people think about the Somerton Man case, they picture a mystery beginning and ending.” Gordon Cramer
… it doesn’t matter what you say, Carl Webb is no Carlotta.
… means the subject matter, being the Somerton Man Case, is old and nearly dead news.
Check Pelling – nothing doing there.
Check Cramer – nothing doing there, though the old boy’s not convinced.
Check here – it’s all been written.
Jan 21
.. and be the first to do so.
The Somerton Man .. 