"Weeroona" spoon.

[ashhash]

Hey all,

I found an old spoon today with a design saying "Weeroona".
Some reading shows that there was a paddle steamer by that name.

I wonder if it could be from that ship?

Its an Elkington plated item.

 Cheers,
Ash

[land-lubber]

yep. i have a part of a spoon from a ship called marloo that was shipwrecked off  fraser island in 1914. similar insignia. type in the name of the ship into google and you should be able to find out a bit about it in the old shipping records
cheers

[ashhash]

Cool, thanks mate.
Some history is available on the ship but I can't find a crest etc.

[Thylacine]

ashhash.

The Weeroona was a 'luxury' day-trip steamer of its day it had a dining room so it would have carried crockery and silverware with its crest.

"Weeroona was 310 feet long (95 metres), constructed of steel, weighed 1412 tons and licensed to carry 1900 passengers. Again she was extremely luxurious with spacious promenade decks and impressive lounges and dining rooms."

More info here;
http://www.discovermorningtonpeninsula.com.au/fascinatingfacts/paddle-steamers.php

[trevorpickettau]

great find a great part of australian history especially here in victoria as she plied port phillip her sister ship the ozone is wrecked off indented heads in victoria

[Count Pierre]

History can be so interesting, especially if you can hold something in your hand that relates to to a bygone era......

AND you can say " I found that"!

The fun  then comes from  the chase back in time to confirm the find.

Our Hobby is not only about digging things out of the ground.

[ashhash]

Thanks for all the info guys, appreciate it.
Yep I really enjoy the history aspect of the hobby too, especially when you find items like this in weird spots!