# The Advertiser (Adelaide) 1949: This beat the Navy

> The Advertiser (Adelaide), 1949. 2 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Primary report of the first professional attempt.

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# This beat the Navy

The Advertiser (Adelaide), 1949. _The Advertiser, 29 August 1949, p. 2_.

Reports that naval code experts could not read the pencilled code.

**Somerton Man (Tamam Shud)** ArticleChecked against the original0

## What it's used for here

Primary report of the first professional attempt.

## Cited by on this site 2 records

[The lines are an enciphered message (for example a one-time pad keyed on the Rubaiyat or a classical cipher).](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/somerton-man/answers/ANS0CVC26TR220R/the-lines-are-an-enciphered-message-for-example-a-one-time)

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[The Somerton Man (Tamam Shud)](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/somerton-man)

The mystery article

MYS

## Cite it

```
The Advertiser (Adelaide) (1949). This beat the Navy. The Advertiser, 29 August 1949, p. 2. https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article36683694
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[Read it free at nla.gov.au](https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article36683694)

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**SRC** 0CVC1R602ZCK

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