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Document - Folder, William John (Bill) Pill
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William John (Bill) Pill born 1894 Diamond Creek, son of Jessie Ann Whatmough and John Henry Pill. A modestly successful market gardener, growing tomatoes, at Cottles Bridge. He was murdered in his cottage on 21 December 1958.
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Photograph: William John Pill.
Photographs (3): Pill's Cottage, Cottles Bridge 1936.
Magazine article: "Tortured!", pages 23-27, "Killers at Large" Southdown Press 1970. Story of the murder of Bill Pill.Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcwilliam john pill, bill pill, cottles bridge, ada pill, detective sergeant frederick adam, tim powder, senior constable k lloyd, herbert funnell, first constable leonard dugdale, henry pascoe, detective inspector c petty, john henry pill, jessie ann pill nee whatmough