Historical information
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, Research
Physical description
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References
- Bills horse troughs Collection of photo of troughs all around Victoria and New South Wales on Flickr
- Bills Water Troughs Bills horse troughs includes about 350 locations in Victoria and New South Wales of historic water troughs donated to local communites by George and Annis Bills
- Bills Horse Troughs