Domestic Cutlery - Bread Fork with Xylonite Handlestawell

Domestic Iron Blue Enamelled with wooden handle stawell

Hand held steel Sickle with wooden handlestawell

This teaspoon is believed to belong to the household of Chiltern writer and historian, W.C. Busse. The teaspoon displays a level of tarnish indicating it may be comprised of silver or silver plate. It has no evident hallmark to determine its maker or date of manufacture, but may pre-date World War Two as mass production methods and the growing popularity of stainless steel in cutlery and other tablewares saw a reduced reliance on silver in such goods after this period. Wilfred Clarence Busse was born in Chiltern in 1898. He went to school at Wesley College in Melbourne, studied law at the University of Melbourne and became a barrister. Additionally, after spending time on a Victorian station in his early twenties, he wrote two historical novels about bush life. His first novel was 'The Blue Beyond: a Romance of the Early Days in South Eastern Australia', written in 1928 and published in 1930. Busse's second novel was titled 'The Golden Plague: A Romance of the Early Fifties'. The judges of the Henry Lawson Society's T.E. Rofe competition to advance Australian literature unanimously awarded it the Gold Medal in 1931 for the best historical novel of 1930. Newspaper articles about the award mention the writer's meticulous documentary and oral history research regarding life on the Gold Fields in the 1850s. It became a best-seller. Busse also wrote a series of articles about local history for "The Federal Standard" newspaper in Chiltern. He was a member of the Chiltern Athenaeum. He died in 1960. This spoon is significant for the detail it conveys of ordinary domestic life in the household of a significant Victorian writer with special reference to Chiltern and the surrounding region. Teaspoon with decorative pattern on handle and tarnished patina. w.c. busse, chiltern, wilfred clarence busse, chiltern athenaeum, gold fields, gold rush, gold mining, mining history, historical fiction, cutlery, tableware, silverware, spoons, henry lawson society, t.e. rofe, t.e. rofe gold medal, federal standard newspaper, 1930s, 1850s, barrister, north-east victoria, indigo shire

BLACK METAL WITH WOODEN HANDLE - BRACE AND BITA POPE PRODUCT - FALCON - POPE PRODUCT MADE IN AUSTRALIAlocal history, medicine, surgery, medical

This bell was rung by the Sisters of Mercy at their School, Convent and Orphanage in the 1880's until replaced by an address system. This is the original school bell of Sacred Heart College.Metal, hand rung bell, with wooden handle. bell, sisters, mercy, convent, school, orphanage, newtown, geelong, sacred heart

The shovel was probably used at the Burwood Brick Works as it was found during redevelopment of the site.Large steel shovel with steel and wooden handle.Tulloch Phoenix Pat No. 51268. 11-9-51 No 7rural industry, agriculture

Butter Curler - stainless steel with wooden handlesLe Flandre - Rosttradomestic items, food preparation

Small brown embroidery scissors with markings on handle.domestic items, sewing

Fountain-pen nib with a grey coloured handle. commerce, office equipment / stationery

Metal whisk for beating food. Wooden handledomestic items, food preparation

Custard Cup - Hand blown glass with handle.glass technology, glassware

White china mug with handle and willow patterndomestic items, crockery

Tools used by Mrs Duncan's grandfather, when he was a carpenter on the clipper ship of the 1870's between England and Australia.Metal chisel London' pattern with wooden handletrades, carpentry

Original owner was Mrs. Scott of Box HillCasket - Blue with pink design, lidded with handledomestic items, containers, costume accessories, jewellery

Donated by Margaret ScarlettStainless steel boning knife with wooden handleBee Hive. Gregory Bros. Sheffield (1) Englanddomestic items, cutlery

Ornate silver backed hand mirror with handle.personal effects-toilet requisites, cosmetics

Simple pushable hand mower with wooden handlesQualcastdomestic items, gardening

Toy potato masher with red wooden handletoys, general