Historical information

Flies are plentiful and a problem especially in Australia's summer. Farms were a breeding ground for flies that bred in cow manure. Fly-wire was used to keep flies away from food as well as light cloth covers.
Farmers could use this sieve to fill with sand etc. to sort the sizes and also to use for eg. wheat to sort the grain.
Yabbies are trapped in the creek or river by leaving food in the net for the yabby to crawl into.

Significance

Food covers were used by residents of the Kiewa Valley especially as many of them were dairy farmers.
Farmers often made their own tools for a purpose such as sieving or for the family catching yabbies to eat or for fun.

Physical description

Tall triangular steel fly wire cover with a steel handle and frame.
or The frame can be held in order to fill the sieve or to empty it.
or the frame can hold bait for yabbies