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The Rubaiyat (Whitcombe and Tombs, 1941) with the pencilled code and telephone number: photo

PhotographPublic domainHanded to police 22 July 1949Copy of The Rubaiyat (Whitcombe and Tombs, 1941) with the pencilled code and telephone number
The Rubaiyat (Whitcombe and Tombs, 1941) with the pencilled code and telephone number: photo
The Rubaiyat (Whitcombe and Tombs, 1941) with the pencilled code and telephone number: photo

The police photograph of the pencilled letters in the back of the book, the only record of the code since the book was lost.

South Australia Police, 1949. Public domain

Copies 1

PhotoSouth Australia Police · commons.wikimedia.org · 1949 · Public domain (Australian Crown copyright expired, PD-AustraliaGov)1 step from the original

Where it was made

MilduraMurray Bridge1Glenelg200 kmMilduraWhyalla1200 km

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The Rubaiyat (Whitcombe and Tombs, 1941) with the pencilled code and telephone number: photo [Copy CPY0CVC2AQR0388]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/CPY0CVC2AQR0388
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