Catering for 200 in all field conditions

The rugged Hawkmoor MkIII trailer-mounted field kitchen unit is designed to provide clean and reliable catering facilities under the toughest field conditions. The mobile unit provides food and beverage preparation for up to 200 men and uses widely available liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for trouble-free operation.
The ideal towing vehicle is a Land Rover. Once the unit has taken up station the lower enclosure walls open out to provide ample space for food preparation. The upper walls open out to provide a canopy for sheltering the preparation areas.
The simplicity of the MkIII's design allows it to be set up very quickly by no more than two people. No special training is required.
The kitchen is equipped with six powerful recessed burners, each rated at 15 kW. LPG fuel is supplied from two 17 litre on-board cylinders. Larger capacity cylinders may be connected and stowed in the towing vehicle. Quick-release couplings for both butane and propane are supplied.

The first end castings were plain, followed by the first to have an inscription reading "Furphy" at the top end of the plate. Shortly after this was changed to read "J. Furphy, maker, Shepparton".

The value of advertising was recognised and raised lettering listing the products of John Furphy was added. In 1898, John added a short rhyme with a strong message. It read "Good, better, best - never let it rest - till your good is better - and your better best."

John's son, William added a Pitman's shorthand inscription in 1920, which translated tells the reader that "Water is the gift of God, but beer is a concoction of the devil, don't drink beer." In 1942 this was changed to read "Water is the gift of God, but beer and whisky are concoctions of the devil, come and have a drink of water" which has since become the more popular, recited version.

Also in 1942 William added a modified version of the saying attributed to W M Hughes, the prime minister of Australia, together with an illustration of a stork holding a baby in traditional fashion. The statement, also in shorthand, read "Produce and populate or perish."

While these messages are some of the more notable, there have been numerous variations over the years.