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Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, D. Walker, Horse trough Tatura, 1986
... Horse trough Tatura...Photograph of concrete horse trough in Walshe Street Tatura...Black and white photograph of horse trough, Tatura....on back: horse trough, donated by Annis and George Bills... Tatura the-murray Photograph Horse trough Tatura Black and white ...Photograph of concrete horse trough in Walshe Street Tatura. Built in memory of Annis and George Bills, who had no family and donated money to build horse troughs in many towns. Flowers are planted in trough by Parks and Garden workers.Black and white photograph of horse trough, Tatura.on back: horse trough, donated by Annis and George Bills, Tatura, 1986annis and george bills -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Container - Horse trough, Annis & George Bills, circa Dec. 1932
... Horse trough...horse trough...This horse trough is the only survivor of the two troughs...Horse trough; a long narrow rectangular container used... Warrnambool great-ocean-road Horse trough Container Horse trough ...This horse trough is the only survivor of the two troughs originally installed in Raglan Parade, Warrnambool, in 1932. It was later moved to the Pony Club at Albert Part, near the north corner of Coulstock and Craig Streets. Over the time there its purpose was changed from a horse watering trough to a colourful garden bed of agapanthus plants. By February 2013 the horse trough had been transferred to Flagstaff Hill for display in the Maritime Village’s grounds. This trough is one of hundreds provided by the Annis and George Bills Estate Trust since 1927 for the welfare of working horses and dogs. The original concrete cap over the small compartment is still retained. There are also markings on the right side of the trough where it probably had a birdbath, tap or a dish for the horseman’s dog, similar to other troughs donated elsewhere by the Trust. Less than half of the troughs produced for the Annis and George Bills Trust still survive. In 2017 Felicity Watson, National Trust Victoria’s advocacy manager, said that the troughs were treasures and becoming rare, with more than a dozen across Victoria now being heritage protected. ABOUT ANNIS AND GEORGE BILLS The 1927 Will of George Bills included setting up the Annis and George Bills Estate Trust, which provided for hundreds of horse troughs to be supplied and installed throughout Australia, Britain, USA and other parts of the world for the welfare of horses. Town and city councils could apply to the Trustees for a horse trough for their communities. George “Joe” Bills was born in Brighton, England, in 1859. The family migrated first to New Zealand then to Australia in 1873, settling in the Echuca-Moama district. George moved to Brisbane in 1882 where he met Annis Swann, formerly from Sheffield. Both were animal lovers. George and Annis married 1885 and moved to Sydney to join George’s brother Henry in his mattress wire weaving business, later known as the Bills Brothers. They patented their own machine in 1893 and the business became very profitable. George was able to donate to charities that supported his passion to improve animal welfare. He and Annis joined the Victorian Society for the Protection of Animals and in 1924 George received a Life Membership with the RSPCA. George retired in 1908. The couple moved to Hawthorn, Victoria, in 1910, where they donated troughs for the work horses of Melbourne. During a visit to England Annis passed away. In 1927 George moved from Hawthorn to Camberwell, where he passed away at the end of that year. George had requested in his Will that a trust fund be set up from his estate "…construct and erect and pay for horse troughs wherever they may be of the opinion that such horse troughs are desirable for the relief of horses and other dumb animals either in Australasia, in the British Islands or in any other part of the world subject to the consent of the proper authorities being obtained." The troughs were to bear a plaque inscribed “Donated by Annis and George Bills, Australia”. In 1927 the cost to make a trough was about £13 (which converts to about $1079 in 2020 ), plus transport and installation costs. Most of the troughs were installed between 1930 and 1939 in Victoria and New South Wales. It is estimated that over that time around 500-700 Bills Horse Troughs were installed in Australia and another 50 overseas. Most of the troughs made in Victoria had three moulded front panels like this trough, and no panels moulded on the rear, whereas troughs made in NSW had four panels on the front and five on the back. Victorian troughs were made by a Bills’ relative, J H Phillips. Later, other manufactures for the Trust’s troughs included Rocla Concrete Pipes Ltd, in Auburn Road, Hawthorn, Victoria, who produced to the same original design. No further troughs produced after the end of World War II. A memorial to Annis and George Bills was first erected in Hawthorn in 1929. It included a drinking fountain and a dog dish. Its current location is unknown. In 1964 the George Bills RSPCA Resource Centre opened in Burwood East. This Bills horse trough is nationally significant as one of the surviving examples of the standard Bills memorial horse troughs that still has its compartment cap and evidence of it once having had attached fittings, possibly for a birdbath or dog dish. This trough has State historical significance for being produced in the early 1930s by a business in Hawthorn, Victoria. This example of a Bills horse trough is significant for being in comparatively good condition. The trough is locally significant for being the sole survivor of the two Bills horse troughs installed in the City of Warrnambool in 1932, originally installed on Raglan Parade and continued to be used in the community at the Pony Club, then finally transferred to its current location at Flagstaff Hill by early 2013. It is culturally significant as it represents the community’s dependence on horses for travel and transportation previous to motorised vehicles. It is morally significant as a generous gift from a couple concerned with the welfare of animals.Horse trough; a long narrow rectangular container used for storing water. Trough is made from pre-cast concrete with one large open compartment and a small covered compartment. The base of the small compartment is raised slightly above the base of the trough and is covered by a removable concrete cap. The design of the front of the trough includes three panels moulded into it that align with the shape of the back pediment (panel). The pediment is shaped with side arcs that step up to a wide centre arc. A rectangular concrete plaque is cast into the centre of the pediment and is engraved with the names of the original donors, Annis and George Bills. The trough was made in Hawthorn, Victoria, by J H Phillips circa 1932. “DONATED BY / ANNIS & GEORGE BILLS / AUSTRALIA”flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, annis and george bills, bills trust, j h phillips, rocla concrete pipes ltd, hawthorn, water trough, watering trough, horse trough, animal welfare, bills horse trough -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Slide - Photograph, Annis and George Bills Horse trough, Main Road, Research, c.1993
... Annis and George Bills Horse trough, Main Road, Research...Bills Horse trough... melbourne Photograph Slide Annis and George Bills Horse trough, Main ...35mm colour positive transparency Mount - Black and Whiteannis bills, bills horse trough, george bills, main road, research (vic.) -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, 'Bill's' horse trough, 1977
... 'Bill's' horse trough...Black & white photo of 'Bills' Horse Trough, north-west... Mitcham melbourne Photograph Photograph 'Bill's' horse trough ...Used by donor in 'Blackburn - a picturesque history'Black & white photo of 'Bills' Horse Trough, north-west corner of Canterbury and Blackburn Roads See page 97 of Da Costa book.blackburn road blackburn, canterbury road blackburn, horse troughs -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Horse Trough
... Horse Trough...Coloured photograph of a horse trough located on the corner... Mitcham melbourne Photograph Photograph Horse Trough Coloured ...Water troughs were installed to provide relief for working horses in the first half of the 20th century. As the use of motorised transport increased the use for water troughs declined.Coloured photograph of a horse trough located on the corner of Canterbury and Blackburn Roads Blackburn South. This trough was one of many donated by Annis and George Bills. See ND883 and ND885 for articles in the 'Sun'.horse troughs bills george and annis -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Black and white photo, Horse Trough
... Horse Trough...Black and white photo of horse trough at corner Canterbury...horse troughs bills george annis Black and white photo ...Black and white photo of horse trough at corner Canterbury and Blackburn Roads. This trough was one of the many donated by Annis and George Bills. See ND883 & ND885 for articles in 'Sun' and also Robin De Costa's book 'Blackburn - A Picturesque History'horse troughs, bills, george, annis -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Elephants from a Circus at Fraser's Bricklayers Arms Hotel in Barnes Street drinking out of Horse Trough
... in Barnes Street drinking out of Horse Trough... Barnes Street drinking out of Horse Trough. At that time... Arms Hotel in Barnes Street drinking out of Horse Trough ...Elephants from a Circus at Fraser's Bricklayers Arms Hotel Barnes Street drinking out of Horse Trough. At that time the circuses used to be at the Stawell Showgrounds in lake Road now the Shire Yards opposite the Brickworks.stawell -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Archive (Sub-series) - Subject File, Kew Historical Society, Horse Trough & Hitching Post [Kew], 1966
... Horse Trough & Hitching Post [Kew].... The horse trough was originally located on this site and restored... Subject File Archive Horse Trough & Hitching Post [Kew ...Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Correspondence and published articles relating to the horse trough and hitching post outside the gates of the Boroondara General Cemetery. The earliest item of correspondence is a typed and signed letter from the historian Dorothy Rogers to Mrs West, Secretary of the Kew Historical Society, dated 13 Feb 1966. It relates to transport, including horse trams that travelled through Kew. Another letter from B F Bade in 1986 identifies the hitching post as having been once located outside the old Kew Town Hall in Walpole Street, and dating from 1907. The latter was acquired in 1987 and installed in 1988 during the Bicentennial. The horse trough was originally located on this site and restored in 1988.kew historical society - archives, kew - history, boroondara general (kew) cemetery, george bills, annis bills, horse transport - melbournekew historical society - archives, kew - history, boroondara general (kew) cemetery, george bills, annis bills, horse transport - melbourne -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Folder, Bill Baverstock et al, Bills horse troughs
... bills horse trough... to the genral history of the Bills horse troughs. "Bills horse troughs... melbourne Folder Bills horse troughs 7 pages Photocopies of articles ...Photocopies of articles, some unsourced relating to the genral history of the Bills horse troughs. "Bills horse troughs are watering troughs that were manufactured in Australia and installed to provide relief for working horses in the first half of the twentieth century. The troughs were financed by a trust fund established through the will of George Bills. A total of around 700 troughs were distributed by the trust in Australia and 50 in several other countries" - Wikipedia There is a trough locally situated on Main Road, Research7 pageswater trough, bills horse trough, george bills -
Yarra Glen & District Historical Society
Sepia postcards, Yarra Glen
... horse trough..., the Victoria Hall, a horse trough. Beyond the railway line is 'River... are a dwelling, a general store, the Victoria Hall, a horse trough ...Sepia postcard with a view taken from the Grand Hotel tower looking down on Bell Street and the railway crossing at Yarra Glen very late 19th century. Young street trees on Bell Street. On east side of Bell Street are a dwelling, a general store, the Victoria Hall, a horse trough. Beyond the railway line is 'River View', the bridge over the river and the Yering flats.On back of postcard at the top "POST CARD". On the left hand side "THIS SPACE MAY BE USED FOR PRINTED OR WRITTEN MATTER”. On the right hand side "ONLY THE ADDRESS TO BE WRITTEN HERE”. In a box in the right hand corner "A HALF-PENNY STAMP TO BE PLACED HERE". Along the left hand margin "Ajax series. Printed in England". In blue biro is written "G. Keets Yarra Glen". Copy 2 has the following handwritten in black ink: "Yarra Glen. 28.8.11. Dear Maggie Hope you will like the Postcard. I also hope your head is better. On Saturday we took the kitten down to Dawborn's shop to catch some mice. When we got down there the kitten got away from us and we never got it till Monday morning. This is all the news this time. From your loving cousin, Walter.yarra glen, railway line, grand hotel, victoria hall, bell street, tree guards, railway crossing, river view, street trees, bell st, general store, horse trough -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, George was much loved, 1950's
... impassable to vehicles. He saved the last horse trough in Mitcham... impassable to vehicles. He saved the last horse trough in Mitcham.... He saved the last horse trough in Mitcham by parking his ...An article about George Taylor of Mitcham, who died 1957.An article about George Taylor of Mitcham, who died 1957. He delivered things by horse and cart, usually on roads impassable to vehicles. He saved the last horse trough in Mitcham by parking his horse & cart in front of it daily.An article about George Taylor of Mitcham, who died 1957. taylor, george -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Newsletter, City of Moorabbin Historical Society No. 6 Vol. 5 September 1965, City of Moorabbin Historical Society No. 6 Vol.5 September 1965, 1965
... d mhr, junior citizens scheme moorabbin,meeres walter, horse... State School; MCC install horse trough in Cheltenham Park...; MCC install horse trough in Cheltenham Park and Plaque re Toll ...This is Newsletter No 6 Vol .5 produced in September 1965 by Mr T. A. Sheehy CMHS for members and visitors The Aims of the CMHS are ‘to record the history of the City, and register something of the Australian Atmosphere, which the necessary speed-up in post-world-war two (WW11) immigration has caused to be lost; to produce a magazine at regular intervals, featuring the work of pioneers and the changing Australian scene; to work constantly with a long range view towards building a hall where records and exhibits can be housed’ (1961) Topics: AGM of CMHS at Cheltenham State School; MCC install horse trough in Cheltenham Park and Plaque re Toll Gate 1858-70 Cnr Paterson Rd / Nepean Hwy., CMHS purchase plaque to memory of Walter Meeres,first Headmaster Charman Rd School, Hon Don Chipp MHR re Junior Citizens Scheme; Cheltenham Arts & Crafts Display; 'The Three McQueens Contin."This is Newsletter No. 6 Vol. 5 of the CMHS September 1965 CMHS obtained a Kingston City Council Community Grant 2016 for the digitization and preservation of these Original CMHS Newsletters commenced in 1961 1 x L 26cm x W 21cm page 1 printed both sides CITY OF MOORABBIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY / AFFILIATED WITH THE ROYAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF / VICTORIA AND THE CHELTENHAM ARTS AND CRAFTS SOCIETY/ President Mrs N. Blackman….Editor of Newsletter Mr T.A.Sheehy...., Secretary Mrs F.Neville / VOLUME 5 No.6 NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 1965 city of moorabbin historical society 1961, sheehy t.a., newsletters, ashley r, neville f , blackman n , moorabbin city council, moorabbin roads board toll gates, mcqueen malcolm, chipp d mhr, junior citizens scheme moorabbin,meeres walter, horse trough, market gardeners, pioneers moorabin cheltenham, bentleigh, highett -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Things to remember, 1960s?
... Including erection of horse water troughs, many of which... money to benefit animals, including erection of horse water... animals, including erection of horse water troughs, many of which ...Notes on the work of George and Annis Bills, who bequeathed money to benefit animals.Notes on the work of George and Annis Bills, who bequeathed money to benefit animals, including erection of horse water troughs, many of which are in Melbourne, including the City of Nunawading.Notes on the work of George and Annis Bills, who bequeathed money to benefit animals.bills water troughs, bills, george, bills, annis -
Truganina Explosives Reserve Preservation Society Inc (TERPS)
Digitised Oral History – Truganina Explosives Reserve - Tape 2 Joyce Hyde, 2018
... horse trough... altona harrington court coal mine horse trough mr piper diggers ...The interviews were recorded in 2000 by Bronwen Gray and Alan Young for the production of Unreserved, Stories from Truganina Explosives Reserve, animated stories from past residents, workers and interested people of the Reserve (subject to copyright 2004). Joyce Hyde was married to Joe (Lesley) Hyde, the last Officer in Charge of the Truganina Explosives Reserve. They moved into the weather board house on 11 December 1952 when Joe was the assistant manager of the Reserve. They moved into the brick house when Joe was appointed Officer in Charge in 1956. Even though the site closed in 1962 and Joe was transferred to the head office in Spencer Street as Explosives Inspector, the Hyde family continued to live in the brick house. Joyce discusses her life at the Explosives Reserve and the early development of Altona. A primary source of information on memories of the Truganina Explosives Reserve and Altona,VictoriaDigital copy of original cassette recorded in 2000 and digitised in 2018altona, upton street altona, harrington court, coal mine, horse trough, mr piper, diggers hall, owen hyde, clive hyde, joe hyde, salt works, horse drawn explosives trucks -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Article - CARNEGIE
... Horse Trough... Mill Verandahs Horse Trough Hitching Posts ...This file contains three items about the origin of Carnegie's name:. 1/Three page photocopied article The Town and the Tycoon, undated, by Stephen Collicoat. Brief history on Andrew Carnegie and his family. 2/Twenty one photocopied pages of correspondence between the Mayor and Councillors Edwin James, the secretary Victorian Railways, Fred Jowett, Retallack, J.F.A. Powell, C.A. McCallum dated from 01/08/1908 to 05/08/1969. 3/Photocopied photograph of Rosstown Hotel c.1910 with small article about hotel and licensee, undated and unknown.carnegie, collicoat stephen, rosstown, carnegie andrew, rosstown progress association, koornang, neerim road, maroona road, james edwin, valetta, kokaribb road, petallack j.a., iles mr., fielden mr., amos e.j., murrumbeena, dudley, jowett frederick, town clerk, mimosa road, kooyong, portreath, carnegie railway station, clark t., hotel, rosstown hotel, soames hotel, stage coaches, ross murray, rosstown junction railway, mill, verandahs, horse trough, hitching posts -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Bazeley's Victoria Hotel 1899
... women posing on balcony; horse trough; streetlamp attached... posing on balcony; horse trough; streetlamp attached to hotel ...Bazeley's Victoria Hotel 1899, Hogan Street. Features two women posing on balcony; horse trough; streetlamp attached to hotel.tatura, buildings, historic, costume, female -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Photograph - Lt Col Hoskin at Shrine
... laying a wreath at the horse trough memorial at the Shrine... of Lieutenant Colonel B. Hoskin laying a wreath at the horse trough ...This parade was held on 75th Anniversary of Charge at Beersheba, World War One.Two colour photographs of Lieutenant Colonel B. Hoskin laying a wreath at the horse trough memorial at the Shrine, Melbourne, 31 October 1992.charge, melbourne, hoskin, beersheba, shrine -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Pamphlet - Newsletter, Horse troughs, 1/01/1997 12:00:00 AM
... No 157 dated 1 January 1997 about establishment of horse troughs... Mitcham melbourne Newsletter Pamphlet Horse troughs Article from ...Article from Williamstown Historical Society Newsletter No 157 dated 1 January 1997Article from Williamstown Historical Society Newsletter No 157 dated 1 January 1997 about establishment of horse troughs by George Bills.Article from Williamstown Historical Society Newsletter No 157 dated 1 January 1997 horse troughs, williamstown historical society, bills, george, royal society for the prevention of cruelty to animals -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Photograph, Australian War Museum, 1917?
... their horses from troughs at Auja in the Jordan Valley Palestine...: Members of the 4th ALH Regiment watering their horses from troughs ...A black & white photo showing horses being watered at a stream.On back: Members of the 4th ALH Regiment watering their horses from troughs at Auja in the Jordan Valley Palestinephoto, 4th light horse, jordan valley -
Sunbury & District Heritage Association Inc
Photograph, C1916
... . The original memorial included a drinking fountain and horse trough.... The original memorial included a drinking fountain and horse trough ...Joseph Starkie was the Chairman of the Sunbury Waterworks Trust from 1905 to 1913. During that time he was instrumental in getting a permanent water supply installed for the town of Sunbury. After his death in April 1913, the townspeople erected a memorial which stood at the intersection of Brook and Stawell Street. It was unveiled on 26 January 1915 by Terence O'Brien. The original memorial included a drinking fountain and horse trough. As traffic increased within the town, the centre section of the fountain, without the horse trough, was resited in a reserve opposite the Memorial Hall. The photograph shows the monument on its original site. The installation of a reliable and permanent water supply for Sunbury was an important achievement for the town in the early years of the twentieth century.A sepia photograph in post card format of a water fountain and trough in a street in front of an avenue of trees.J. D. STARKIE MEMORIALstarkie, joseph daniel., water fountain, j.d.starkie memorial -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Document - Property Binder, 1524 Main Road, Research
... Handwritten notes, undated, on A & G Bills horse trough... property. Handwritten notes, undated, on A & G Bills horse trough ...Handwritten notes, undated, on A & G Bills horse trough Main Road Research. Handwritten notes, undated, "Annie and George Bills" listing locations of other Bills horse troughs. Typed notes by Dianna Basset-Smith, July 2003, her memories of the Bills trough at Research. Letter, RSPCE to Andrew Lemon, 17 December 1993, lists other horse troughs known to the RSPCA, use of money from Bills estate managed by John Crook. Newspaper article: Legacy is set in concrete, The Weekly Times, 25 June 2003, history of Bills horse troughs from 1930s, biography of George Bills and Annis Swarm [correctly Swann], quoting Barbie Roach, Gorge Bills' great-grandneice, notes locations of other Bills troughs. Newspaper article: No drought in water troughs, Weekly Times, 9 July 2003, Response to 25 June 2003 article, readers reporting Bills troughs in their area, photograph of trough at Korong Vale. Newspaper article: The horse lover, (photocopy, no publication details), Decaying Bills horse tough in Geelong council yard proposed to be moved to RSPCA, history of George Bills, Annis Bills (nee Swann), legacy, great-grandneice Judith Crook writing Bills history. Email exchange, Eltham District Historical Society and Geraldine Sanderson 2015: enquiry re Bills trough at Research for planned history of Bills trough, and provision of EDHS-held information.Annis Elizabeth Swannmain road, research (vic.), horse troughs, annis and george bills, bills trough, audrey bills, annis bills, george bills, barbie roach, royal society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, judith crook, audrey morton, kathleen wood, acclimatisation society, john lugg, ian stacey, harry bills, annis swann, james boreas crook, william buesst, myer emporium, richard bills, buesst and bills brothers, daisy bills -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Newsletter, No. 208 January 2013
... by Harry Gilham • The Research Horse Trough • Annual General... Horse Trough • Annual General Meeting The Shire of Eltham ...Contents: • Next meeting, guest speaker; Jim Connor: The Edendale Story • The Edendale Story • 2013 Program • Some reflections on Past Society Excursions • Steel Supports Timber Bridge by Harry Gilham • The Research Horse Trough • Annual General Meeting The Shire of Eltham Historical Society was formed in October 1967. The first newsletter of the Society was issued May 1978 and has been published continuously ever since on a bi-monthly basis. With the cessation of the Shire of Eltham in late 1994, the Society's name was revised to Eltham District Historical Society and this name first appeared with issue No. 103, July 1995. The collection of the Society's newsletters provides a valuable resource on the history of the Society's activities, office bearers and committee members, guest speakers and subjects of historical interest pertinent to the former Shire of Eltham and the Eltham District.A4 photocopied newsletter distributed to membersnewsletter, eltham district historical society, shire of eltham historical society -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Newsletter, No. 95 March 1994
... • The Research Horse Trough • Victorian Heritage Festival, Sunday 10th... • 1994 Program • The Research Horse Trough • Victorian Heritage ...Contents: • Next meeting, guest speaker; Nell Bell: My Eltham • Nell Bell • Annual General Meeting • 1994 Program • The Research Horse Trough • Victorian Heritage Festival, Sunday 10th – Sunday 24th April 1994; Heritage on the Move • Art in Public Places The Shire of Eltham Historical Society was formed in October 1967. The first newsletter of the Society was issued May 1978 and has been published continuously ever since on a bi-monthly basis. With the cessation of the Shire of Eltham in late 1994, the Society's name was revised to Eltham District Historical Society and this name first appeared with issue No. 103, July 1995. The collection of the Society's newsletters provides a valuable resource on the history of the Society's activities, office bearers and committee members, guest speakers and subjects of historical interest pertinent to the former Shire of Eltham and the Eltham District.A4 photocopied newsletter distributed to membersnewsletter, eltham district historical society, shire of eltham historical society -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photographs, Relics of Camp 13
... . Horse trough?|Photo 4. Latrines, Compound A.|Photo 5. Concrete... at north end of compound.|Photo 3. Horse trough?|Photo 4. Latrines ...Relics of Camp 13, still in existence in 2001.|Photo 1. Stone culvert ends under road running around compound fencing.|Photo 2. Twenty cell gaol at north end of compound.|Photo 3. Horse trough?|Photo 4. Latrines, Compound A.|Photo 5. Concrete drainage sump. -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Frances Warren ( nee Johns) on her wedding day, 12/08/1950 12:00:00 AM
... & Mitcham Roads together with a horse trough. Standpipe was used... at corner of Canterbury & Mitcham Roads together with a horse trough ...Black and white photo of Frances Johns with her father, Mr. Francis Johns, on her wedding to George Warren on 12th August 1950.|NOTE The standpipe in background left at corner of Canterbury & Mitcham Roads together with a horse trough. Standpipe was used by local orchardist to fill tanks on horse & dray when water was short.warren george, warren frances, johns, francis, st lukes anglican church, standpipe, orchardists, frances -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Mixed media - Video, RDHS Meeting Presentation - "G & A Bills Horse Troughs" - Russ Haines
... and Annis Bills horse troughs, manufactured in Australia... Horse Troughs" - Russ Haines Digitised video (339MB). Duration ...Digitised video (339MB). Duration: 6 minutes. Recorded May, 2019 (Video is available for viewing at Ringwood & District Historical Society Archives by appointment)In this talk, Ringwood and District Historical Society President Russ Haines takes us through a brief history of George and Annis Bills horse troughs, manufactured in Australia and installed to provide relief for working horses in the first half of the 20th century. Around 700 troughs were originally distributed throughout Australia and overseas, some still existing locally today. -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
bills trough
... horse trough and a smaller dog,trough which was donated by Annis... a large horse trough and a smaller dog,trough which was donated ...The Bills Cement Trough consists of two parts a large horse trough and a smaller dog,trough which was donated by Annis and George Bills. It is not known whether this trough was donated and installed prior to or after the death of George Bills in 1927. The installation was under taken by The Metropolitan Drinking and Cattle Trough Association which had been set up in England by an English Organisations in 1859 to provide water facilities for both drivers and animals. The Bills drinking trough, corner of Walker and Rennie Streets, Lara, is significant as it forms part of the Annis and George Bills Estate., which was established to provide watering facilities for horses after George's death in 1927. The concrete structure is also a legacy of the days of horse drawn vehicles before cars were introduced.The Billa concrete trough is associated with Annis and George from 1927 who establish a fund in the early 20th century to provide adequate watering facilities for horses and dogs. It is just one of over more than one troughs throughout Australia and the United States. -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Whitehorse Road, Mitcham, C1925
... . Horse trough later moved to front of Reserve Hotel. Drake... the block between Mitcham Road and Station Street. Horse trough ...Black and white photo of Whitehorse Road, Mitcham looking west -1925. Note the Mitcham Hardware Store (Ironmongery), the Post Office and Drake & Co. Section shown is further west than actual corner. Monty Gray's ironmongery was approximately half way down the block between Mitcham Road and Station Street. Horse trough later moved to front of Reserve Hotel. Drake and Co. shown on one of their several locations.whitehorse road, mitcham, mitcham post office, drake & co, mitcham hardware store, ironmongery -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - Article, Horse troughs, 10/01/1978
... Article in 'The Sun' 1978 about the Blackburn horse trough... Mitcham melbourne Article Newspaper Horse troughs Article ...Article in 'The Sun' 1978 about the Blackburn horse trough found by Robin Da Costa at the corner of Blackburn and Canterbury Roads, bequested by George Bills to Australian horse owners. Bill came from Britain to Australia in 1859 and made a fortune. When he died in 1927 he left a large sum of money to prevent cruelty to animals. Robin is producing a pictorial history of Blackburn with the help of a grant from Nunawading Council.horse troughs, bills, george, blackburn road, blackburn, canterbury road, da costa, robin -
Frankston RSL Sub Branch
Saddle
... the Memorial Horse Trough near the north east corner of the Shrine... Horse Trough near the north east corner of the Shrine ...This saddle formerly belonged to MAX ARMSTRONG a WW2 ex-serviceman and a Frankston RSL Sub Branch member. Max and other ex-service officers were members of a volunteer Light Horse Mounted Section who, for many years, rode at the head of the annual Melbourne ANZAC Day commemoration March, leading the marching troops. At the completion of the march the Light Horse Mounted Section would visit the Memorial Horse Trough near the north east corner of the Shrine of Remembrance for a brief service paying tribute to Australian war horses.A WW1 era Australian Light Horse riding saddle. The saddle is a 1915 pattern Officers riding saddle, made of leather and is complete. The saddle is displayed on a wooden frame.