Historical information
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 (4): Pill's Cottage, Cottles and farm Bridge 1936.
Magazine article: "Tortured!", pages 23-27, "Killers at Large" Southdown Press 1970. Story of the murder of Bill Pill.
Newspaper article: Death Puzzle; Who was the callous killer?; Diamond Valley News, Tuesday, February 6, 1979, p1
Newspaper article: Recluse Bill knew his murderers by Eric Foster; Diamond Valley News, Tuesday, February 6, 1979, p19. (On the reverse side, page 20, "Using glass with flair", an article about leadlighting and stained glass artisan Max Sherlock and his wife Roma moving to their new home, "Bateman" in Sweeneys Road, Eltham and an exhibition of Leadlighting and Stained Glass by Rod Sherlock opening at Eltham Gallery on February 7, 1979.)
Physical description
Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etc
Subjects
- william 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,
- market garden,
- murder,
- steve whatmough collection,
- leadlight,
- stained glass,
- max sherlock,
- roma sherlock,
- rod sherlock,
- bateman,
- sweeneys road,
- eltham gallery,
- exhibition
