Time to put your money where your mouth is ..
The BIG question, now we are getting close to the Coroner’s report and whatever news it contains, is what do YOU think, dear reader, this news might be?
Hmmmm ?
1 – The body is of Carl Webb.
2- The body is not of Carl Webb.
3- The body is of Richard Charles Webb.
4 – The body is not of Richard CharlesWebb
5 – The body cannot be identified.
6 – The body is of Pavel Fedosimov.
7 – The body is of Aarne Julius Keanske, an Estonian chemist wounded in WW2, seconded from America and working in the weapons development industry in South Australia and who disappeared in late 1948.
8 – Ask John Sanders, he knows what he knows.
9- None of the above.
10 – Ring this number: O0p78s and when answered by a disembodied voice they will tell you the access phone code is 123$@(6ffuc.ksake) – ring the number then wait two minutes, when connected hang up and walk away.
11- we will be in touch .
12- (late entry) The body is of Joe Bloggs.
The Somerton Man .. 
Can’t say I see anything that strikes my fancy amongst that list of unlikely candidates. I’d consider number 9 to be the most tempting. Apart from that, in response to number non entity, I don’t claim to know F. Hall..so take that anyway you want.
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Typical response of a deeply indebted servant of Australia’s Secret Service .. we have your number Sanders, expect a visit.
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I’m tempted to say #5 but, who knows what the report will say. Then again, unbeknown to us, perhaps some ‘lost’ information may have surfaced recently, hence the delay in the findings? Yes, I know pigs might fly and Kevin Rudd might assassinate DT, we call all live in hope!
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To me is the body isn’t Carl Webb, but of Someone unknown to the case, so the way is see it, the higher ups are going to announce it being Carl anyways, despite evidence pointing a different direction, they think people as being sheep, so they’re going to think aren’t going to think otherwise, As to who the body might be! I think it was a diplomat from the Soviet, who was defecting, and since he probably had high clearance, They watch his every move,Boom they got him, planted all this evidence on him, take all his identification , things that might tie him to a specific area, and close to 8 decades later people are still talking about this.
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12. We’ll take it from here
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I’d say anyone but a Webb. The question is; “Who has benefited most from sending us all on a fools errand this last couple of years?”
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I’d say John Sanders’ phone service provider? Nick Pelling’s squash partner? Perhaps the Ballina CWA?
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13 could well be the man who never was to all intents, and I doubt that Feltus or Sapol ever heard of him. G. (for George?) Phillips like Carl W. went bush in ’47 “and we don’t know where he are.” not a trace. Only reference to be found is within the pages of Sands & McDougall S.A. where we have him at two definate addresses between ’35 and ’48 both within fifty yards of X marks the spot, yep right there by the steps to Somerton Beach.
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Undoubtedly the winner is Ms Egan – she is now able to buy some new art work for her children’s play room!
PS – my friend Dot started on Carl’s socks in 1915 but just didn’t manage to get them finished before he took off with one of my poetry books!!
https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/works/OA18.1960/
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Lets call 13 “Whats in a name” or “Quack the duck” instead.
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John Sanders’ last known phone provider was Aust. PMG. Nick Pelling’s squash partner Betty Baldwick has her domed scone making classes at Ballina NSW CWA’s rooms Weds. 9am to 12pm.
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Oi, Clive, Dude, Adelaideian cobbers…
Once you’ve recovered from WOMAD, history month & the Salisbury Library awaits…
https://www.salisbury.sa.gov.au/activities/events/secrets-of-the-somerton-man-with-professor-derek-abbott-a-history-month-event
May 8, mate!
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Still pushing his BS
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I can’t come but make sure to bring some garlick.
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Salisbury be the real deal. Been there, seen them ginormous concrete bocks, moais whatever; got photos to prove it too.
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Salisbury / Elizabeth
risking life and limb venturing there
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May 8th = VE day (1945) and here’s Derek celebrating the life of a bloke what presumably didn’t fire a shot in anger; And what’s more a ruddy misogynist from what we’re led to believe at CM.
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Here’s a bloke who saturated his FB site and any easily convinced journo that SM was related to his family because of the shape of his ears .. How we laughed ..now he’s the most highly qualified unqualified forensic scientist in the country only reason being he’s riding on the learned coat tails of Colleen Fitzpatrick .. who cannot, or will not back up her findings that SM is Carl Webb with an acceptable chain of evidence. All we have is a bunch of photos of someone lifting hairs from a plaster cast ..
And, may I hasten to add, on Abbott’s last appearance before a room full of believers he insisted that SM was wearing a cardigan when found dead .. then he added that to wear such an item proved he was a man of the upper class ..
I kid you not.
The man is a charlatan…
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Ultimately, identification or rehabilitation(!) can only take place by the authorities.
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I didn’t realise there were so many upper class people living in Adelaide. I’ll have to ‘pullover’ and read more.
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The upper class can mow my grass. Speaking of which, Dave Morgan got himself a spot at Lyle’s SM Ultimo or whatever. I’ve always thought the man was up to no good but he’s generally polite and doesn’t seem to be doing much harm with his wierd off beat notions. Have a hunch that the site’s open to all comers even low class non Adeladianese filth.
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Cardigan – povo attire worn by old men with no class who can’t afford a sports jacket
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they were in style 10 years ago when I was in high school I had them in every color and pattern, but yeah there’s a huge difference between Cardigans and a pullover!!!Iguess the detectives were Blind or not fashion savvy?
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Abbott was wrong Zacho, certifiably.
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Clive #
Q..When is a brown cardigan not?
A.. When it’s a Cardigan Bay!
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#2, #4, #5, #11, 3 GB and a 2L Coke, please.
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Don’t do drugs here mate, unless they grow green out of the ground.
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As much as it peeves me to admit it but, just in case we need to back pedal, Adelaide Advertiser, date line 12 December 1948 and some other associated press rags has our man sporting a brown PULLOVER. How dare they!
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My blooper about the jumper but sure I saw cardigan in one of the rags maybe a regional interstater; they’re renowned for getting stuff arse about…like me
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