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Compassion for animals duringthe depressionContinued from page 15George has dedicated a web site tothe memories of Annis and GeorgeBills, who showed such compassionfor animals during the Depression.From his travels he has collected alarge library of photographs, andhas displayed the images and theirlocations on his web site.He has received photographs ofBills troughs from places as faraway as London Ireland andNorthcliffe in Western Australia, andhe is always open to add in itemsthat others find.The trough is in reasonablecondition with clear lettering,painted yellow, mostly flaked off. Itno longer functions as a refilltrough, containing rainwater only.The trough has a plaque on eachend which reads “The DumbFriends of Man. Presented to theBlue Mountains Shire Council byMrs RD Meagher, Lawson 1921”.A review of the trough’s history waspresented by John Low in theSeptember-October 2011 issue ofHERITAGE.References:Conservation Management Plan forHonour Avenue Gardens, Lawson,for Blue Mountains City Council2007http://billshorsetroughs.spaces.live.comwww.webdotwiz.com/billshorsetroughsNSW Heritage Office Listingse-mailsarebouncingIN recent times a number ofmembers of the Blue MountainsAssociation of Cultural HeritageOrganisations Inc. (BMACHO)may have been missing out one-mailed advice of activities andother information.Secretaries of organisations areparticularly asked to provide thisupdated information as often thesecretary or contact person forthe society also changes fromtime to time..Email addresses with the contactname and telephone number ofall individual and organisationalmembers should be e-mailed toBMACHO’s secretary atj.koperberg@gmail.com .A Bills horse trough at WarimooThe Webmaster of his site can becontacted atbillshorsetroughs@hotmail.com andGeorge always welcomes inquiries,and additions to the library.There are still some to be found.Any new ones I find, I relate theinformation to George Gemmill, asdo other people from across theglobe.He would love to hear of any othersthrough the Blue Mountains andelsewhere that are hidden away insome back street or in a rear yardgathering moss.As an aside, the other water troughlocated at Lawson at the HonourAvenue Gardens, was originallyinstalled in the 1920s in DouglassSquare and relocated to its currentsetting in Honour Avenue near theremnant steps of the Grand Hotel(prior to the hotel’s destruction byfire) during earlier refurbishments.The trough has a recessed troughbeneath, probably for use by dogs.It has a timber post and rail bufferplank to the road, with a plate andlock fixed to the plank to preventaccess.Bendigo Community Bank helpsEverglades prepare for fireA dontaion of $1500 from BendigoCommunity Bank will be used byEverglades Historic House andGardens to purchase a pump tobetter equip the property forfirefighting.President of the Everglades fundraisingcommittee, sandy Luxfordapproached the Katoomba bankasking for a dontaion for theequipment and within a short timethe board approved the donation.This is the second time the BendigoCommunity Bank has supportedEverglades, last year sponsoring theinaugural Vintage and Retroweekend.The National Trust propertyEverglades which adjoins vaststretches of national park bushlandhas been lucky since the 1930s toescape from bushfires.The 2011 fire reached to within 500metres of the property and theGordon Creek area has not beenburnt since the 1957 bushfires.Head gardner, Guy McIlrath hasalways been aware of the issue andpointed out the need for a firefightingpump.Everglades at Leura is set in one ofAustralia’s foremost heritagegardens.The house and gardens weredesigned in the 1930s as a weekendretreat by Danish-born architectPaul Sorensen.The property sits on the edge of theJamison Valley and offersbreathtaking views across the BlueMountains National Park.The gardens themselves covermore than 12 acres and featureboth European and nativeAustralian flora.Everglades is open from 10am to5pm in spring and summer andfrom 10am to 4pm in autumn andwinter.HERITAGE 16July - August 2012
Cemetery walk remembers Gallipoli heroA cemetery walk at the LithgowCemetery to mark ANZAC day 2012was held by the Lithgow & DistrictFamily History Society Inc.The walk started with morning tea inthe car park and the sharing ofANZAC biscuits made by memberCecily McCarten where participantsalso had a discussion aboutreturned service men and women.This was followed by the playing ofthe Last Post and one-minutesilence before commencing thewalk.Each visitor was given a mapshowing the graves of 12 returnedservicemen.It was very fitting to see SandraHaley able to lay the card on herown father Alfred Piggott’s graveand Cecily McCarten lay the cardon her grandfather Cecil Ford’sgrave.Members visited the grave ofPrivate Joseph Peter King who wasa Gallipoli hero.Joseph King was born in 1891 inOmaru, New Zealand and was theson of Frederick and Margaret King.He enlisted at Rosehill, Sydney onOctober 2, 1914 in the 13thBattalion.His occupation prior to enlisting wasthat of a coach painter.Joseph proceeded to Gallipoliaboard the Alexandria arriving April12, 1915. He suffered from shellshock when he was in Rest Gullyand a shell exploded just behind hisdugout. He and two of his mateswere buried.He was dazed at the time and wasunconscious for 3 hours andsuffered concussion, but did notreport sick until 5 days later, whenhe was sent to Lemnos where heremained for 4 months beforereturning to Gallipoli, although hehad become very nervous whileresting at Lemnos.Joseph was returned to Australiasuffering from shell shock and wasdischarged from service on August24, 1916 as medically unfit sufferingfrom epileptic fits.He never returned to New Zealandbut was admitted to LithgowHospital in 1917 suffering fromEpilepsy and his address was givenas The Lansdowne Hotel. Hepassed away on October 2, 1917just 26 years of age.After hearing the story of PrivateKing it has been decided by somemembers of the society to have aworking bee and do somerestoration and cleaning of hisgrave.Lithgow Family History Society willmake this an annual event.National Trust luminary diesJOHN FISHER who recentlypassed way will be rememberedfor his contribution to the NationalTrust of Australia (NSW) in itsformative years from 1960 into the1980s.A member of the Trust Council for20 years, he founded and was thefirst chairman of the Trust’s historicbuilding’s committee.Here he worked with suchluminaries as Helen Blaxland, MaxFreeland, Leslie Wilkinson, RachelRoxburgh, Morton Herman, JohnMansfield, Cedric Flower, DanielThomas and Ted Farmer, thegovernment architect, producing alist of significant buildings worthpreserving.John also worked on many Trustproperties as an honorary architect,and worked on most of the Trustadvisory committees on both builtand natural heritage.In 1959 he prepared a plan topreserve The Rocks, and in 1966represented the Trust in advisingthe government on preserving HillEnd.Cecily McCarten laying the cardon her grandfather Cecil Ford’sgraveSandra Halley laying a card on thegrave of her father Alfred PiggottText and photographscontributed by Helen TaylorHigh tea atEvergladesHIGH tea will be served atEverglades historic house andgarden on Saturday, July 28Enjoy the ambience of the Art Decodining room at the recently restored1930’s property at Leura.A scrumptious home made high teafollows a welcome punch andnibbles. Leaf tea and plunger coffeewill be served.Wander around the garden beforeor after the tea.Bookings essential by telephoningAnita on 4784 1974 or Liz on0418206899.Cost: $25 for National Trustmembers, $30 for adults and $10for a child.HERITAGE 17July - August 2012
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Page 7 and 8: Miles and her matesin the Mountains
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Page 11 and 12: Paddy Ryan left his mark in stone,
Page 13 and 14: Magnificent old giants at Mount Tom
Page 15: Tribute to Bills horse troughsPatsy
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