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Hope you enjoy this site and learn more about the History of the Bills Troughs

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rob님이 남긴 글:

i somehow got on to your site,

very interesting.

my ancesters were from the bills family.

i am in west australia

my great grandfather was frederick brooks , he was married to elisabeth bills,

later he moved to horsham i believe.

ihave a photo somewhere of a horse trough maybe south australia when i went on a trip there,

it was in a council yard at the back somewhere.

i will look for it and let you know more.

i was led to believ the bill's (george & annis. had a horse that either entered or won the melbourne cup???

Rob McCaw

7월 11일

McLeanLyndall님이 남긴 글:

Recently I have observed the troughs installed at Wendouree, Woodend, Portland, Skipton in Victoria

1월 20일

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Bills Horse Troughs Annis and George Bills

Last Month I receive a phone call from Matt Beer, he is an auctioneer from Bundaberg, Queensland , he told me he came across a old brass plaque which was on a old broken down horse trough on a property he was selling up in Maryborough .

Matt started searching for information about Annis and George Bills on the internet and he found my site .

He has been told that this was one of two troughs which were once located near the Grandville Road Bridge in Maryborough Queensland.

These troughs had to be removed because of road works, this is the first evidence, I have ever received on any BHT troughs in the state of Queensland.

The plaque is dated 1930 I assume these troughs would have been funded by the Bills Trust, which was set up by George Bills. George passed away in Dec 1927.

Attached is the photo of the plaque which Matt was kind enough to send me.

This is just another example of the wonderful foresight George Bill had when he established the Bills trust and just how far reaching his generosity has travelled.

On my web site there in now over 300 locations listed where BHTs once were and most are all still in good condition.

I welcome your comments and any changes to the troughs, could you please let me know if you happen to sight troughs which I do not have a photo from.

George invites you to view his web page at
http://www.webdotwiz.com/billshorsetroughs/
Also have a space site which I keep updating

http://billshorsetroughs.spaces.live.com/

My best wishes George Gemmill.

PS As yet still no sighting of a BHTs in South Australia and Tassie can you help?

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6월 11일

Bills Horse Trough Bellevue Hill

The Bills horse trough in Bellevue Hill recently had a lucky escape when an gigantic hole has opened up on Victoria Rd in Sydney's Eastern suburbs.

The hole was made by a broken water main which caused a landslide burying three cars.

The Bills trough was just a few metres from the edge. Thanks Denis and May who have been in contact with the Woolarha Council, and have been told the trough will be taken care of and replace back once the road has been repaired .

Adding some photos Regards George Gemmill .

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5월 25일

Bills Horse Troughs Newsletter May 2009

Hello to all my friends who share a common interest in the Bills Horse Troughs, just sending you this e-mail as it has been a long time since I had made contact with you.

Hope this e-mail s finds you and all your family enjoying good health.

I just want to keep you up to date, with news items about the BHTs.

I have recently updated my web site about them on 19^th May. I must say I still enjoy finding out information about the troughs as each one has a different story to tell.

With a lot of help from contacts who have sent or told me where BHTs can be seen I now have a collection of over 300 photos, and their locations are all listed in the site.

I would like to ask, if you know where there is any more troughs you may have sighted in your travels.

I invite you to view the web site at http://www.webdotwiz.com/billshorsetroughs/index.htm

Derek has sent this BHT in from Donald it is located in front of the Old Police Camp on the Sunraysia Highway.

There is also another address which I keep adding to each month when new locations are found. They can be also be viewed at http://billshorsetroughs.spaces.live.com/

I would welcome your comments {good or bad} and ask if you have any new information you know of about the BHTs, you can contact me at billshorsetroughs AT hotmail DOT com and if possible maybe I can answer any queries you may have.

I have found the BHTs to be a very interesting hobby and I, am willing to share with you any of the information I have collected.

The BHTs also give me something useful to work with on my computer.

I would appreciate it, if you could send me a short reply to this e-mail if you want to receive further updates.

My Best wishes to everyone. George Gemmill.

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5월 19일

Bills Horse Trough at Wedderburn

This photo is of the Bills Horse Trough in Wedderburn note the bubble tap on the end for humans to get a drink from, and the small dogs trough below it.

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3월 3일

Penny Royal Panorama

Penny Royal is in Launceston Tasmania, Bev and George stayed here for 4 nights and found it to be a very comfortable place to stay.

The Cataract Gorge is very close by and it is a pleasant walk along the gorge,well worthwhile taking to walk.

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2월 24일

Evandale Horse trough

Bev and George have just spent 2 enjoyable weeks down in Tasmania, took our car over on the Spirit of Tasmania and did some touring .

Missed all the drama here in Vicroria and please every thing was OK when we returned . Stanhope was not effected by the devastating fires. While we were there was on the look out for Bills Horse Troughs and did not sight any,does any one know of any BHTs in Tasmania and also South Auatralia ?

Have not had any sighted in these two states.

Adding a photo of the Horse trough which is in the Main Street of Evandale.

Best Wishes to you all George.