Early settlers had to daily maintain a fire in their kitchen hearth for cooking and heating purposes. Preservation of meat entailed curing by smoking in the kitchen hearth, hence domestic bellows were an important item of kitchen equipment. These domestic fire bellows were used to maintain the fire in the kitchen hearth for cooking,preserving and heating purposes by an early settler family in Moorabbin Shire.A small, domestic, fire bellows for maintaining a fire in the kitchen hearth for cooking and heating. brighton, moorabbin, cooking, pioneers, market gardeners, early settlers, kitchen equipment, bellows, meat, betleigh, fireplaces, farm equipment

Framed leaflet of 'Performance Statistics' no 9 SQN RAAF/June 1966 to Dec 1971 /Blue print on white5-5 Years (2000 days ) / Deployment Strength to casualties

Colour photograph of two servicemen wearing hats and carrying a box with drinks.Other servicemen in the background.Taken on a Saturday night /Vung Tau 1969vietnam war, 1961-1975 - participation. australian, photograph

Colour photo of 2 Squadron crew on the wings of the plane for the last flight and traditional hosing down.Colour has faded on both photograghs.2 squadron raaf