Wooden gavel.

89205

Queensland. -- Magistrates Court.

Small wooden gavel accompanied by typeset printed label reading: "CRUDE 'BUSH' GAVEL RESCUED FROM / TAMBO COURTHOUSE / 2008". Imperfections in the manufacture of the object (i.e. the rough and splintered shaping of the hammer's cylindrical head) indicate that it was fashioned for local purposes with makeshift local materials. The absence of literature suggesting that Magistrates used gavels in Queensland, in any particular region, or during any specific historical period, further indicates that the object is a non-standard object issued for the performance of magisterial functions.

Donated by the Magistrates Courts of Queensland, September 2018.

The item was acquired by the Magistrates Courts of Queensland in 2008.

Supreme Court Library Queensland. Legal heritage collection.

Supreme Court Library Queensland. Donation from the Magistrates Courts of Queensland, September 2018.

30 x 20 cm