A WILLASTON resident passionate about uncovering historical items has stumbled across a love letter, rates notice, joker playing card, coins and postcards dating back to the early 1900s.

Kane Huffen is hoping to find out more information or a family connection to the items he has discovered at Gawler.

Among his finds was a three-page love letter sent from Graytown, Victoria.

“I would love to get someone who knows a lot about cursive to read what I have found and see if they can decipher the text, as it is hard to read,” Mr Huffen said.

“The love letter, addressed to a ‘Gladys’ from a ‘Harold’ was also accompanied with a deteriorated photograph of whom I believe to be Harold.

“I think this letter is from around 1910, because Harold mentions the 1920s being ‘so far away’, and judging by the other dates on the postcards.”

Some of the postcards are addressed to a ‘Miss Winnie Winton’ of Gawler South, however the dates are unclear.

According to the Trove online database, Winnie Winton – the eldest daughter of John and Alice Winton, Girdwood, Gawler South – died on August 18, 1914 of pneumonia at the age of 15.

The Winton family’s graves are located at the Willaston Cemetery.

“I would love to find a family connection and they could keep what I have found, or I will be donating the items to the National Trust Museum,” Mr Huffen said.

“I was excited to come across them. It’s the history behind everything – the forgotten past –that I love.

“There’s so much history here in Gawler people have forgotten about, and I would like to share it with everybody.”

Anyone who may have any information on the finds or would like to assist is urged to get in touch by emailing (editor@bunyippress.com.au).