Stephen's Butcher's shop operated after Couper's Butchers ceased. The site had always been a butchers shop, until Bill Stephens and his son Gary closed. The reason why Bill Stephen ceased business was he liked to spread sawdust on the floor of the shop. When health regs deemed this practise not sanitary, Bill and Gary decided to close the business. The butcher shop was the site the original abbattoir for Emerald and surrounding district.B/W PhotographButchers were located in Main Road, Emerald butcher emerald bill gary stephens

Black and white photograph depicting the rear of Bill Stephens's Butcher's shop Emeraldinscription on back of photograph 'Rear of Bill Stephens Butcher Emerald POOO25stephens butchers