Irene Barnes (Phillips)
FatherThomas James Phillips b. 2 May 1897, d. 8 Dec 1980
MotherIrene Gladys 'Sis' McDonald1 b. 4 Apr 1903, d. 17 Jul 1987
Pedigree

Birth, Death, Marriage

Irene Alice Phillips was born on 11 October 1929 in Shepparton, Victoria.1 
She married Keith Barnes on 7 April 1951 in Shepparton, Victoria.2 
She died on 31 August 2019 at age 89.3 

Family

Keith Barnes b. 31 Jan 1922, d. 2 Jun 2007
Children
ChartsCampbell, John, descendant chart
McDonald, Archibald, descendant chart
O'Loughlin, Michael, descendant chart
Phillips, James, descendant chart
Steer, Edward, descendant chart

Story

Irene Alice was born at 70 Corio St in Shepparton on 11 October 1929. She was the fourth child of Irene and Thomas and the only daughter. She was known as Rene.

A newspaper report on 10 October 1929 stated:
Friends will be sorry to learn that Mrs T Phillips, Nixon Street, Shepparton, is seriously ill and is at present a patient in the Guilford Hospital. [Shepparton Advertiser]

Daughter Rene was born the following day at the Guilford [or Guildford] Hospital on the corner of Corio and Nixon streets. She was delivered by Dr JA Kennedy and the birth certified by Sister McPherson.1,4,5,6,7,8
Rene Phillips, c. 1930
Rene Phillips, c. 1930
Rene Phillips, Nixon St, Shepparton, c. 1930
Image: Rene Barnes
Nixon St Home 
In March 1928, Tom put the family's Nixon St house up for sale. It was advertised as having six rooms (one more than when purchased in 1924), bathroom, washhouse and electric light. Terms were half cash, £100 in six months, balance in 30 months and 6½ per cent interest. It wasn't sold.

Between 1924 and 1931, the address (in the Shepparton rates or electoral roll) is 62 Nixon St. From 1933 to 1937, it is 16 Nixon St. They didn't move, this was due to streets being renumbered.

The youngest three children, Rene, Don and Brian, were born while the family was in the Nixon St home. All six children spent some of their time growing up in Nixon St, though for the youngest Brian, it was only for a couple of years.9,10,11,12,13,14
Laurie Phillips
Image: Rene Barnes
Irene Phillips, flower girl in Queen competition, Nixon St, Shepparton, May 1936
Image: Rene Barnes
Brian Phillips inside the aviary, Nixon St, Shepparton, c. 1938
Image: Rene Barnes
Brian Phillips, Nixon St, Shepparton, c. 1938
Image: Rene Barnes
Reg, Jack, Laurie, Don & Rene Phillips, c. 1934
Image: Rene Barnes
Back: Reg & Laurie; front: Rene, Brian & Don Phillips, c. 1937
Image: Rene Barnes
Visiting Grandma Phillips 
Grandchildren loved visiting their Grandma Phillips in Bacchus Marsh, either at the House on the Hill, Lerderderg St or Millbank St. They would also get to play with their Bacchus Marsh cousins, Roylyn and Joy Phillips. At different times, their Auntie Mary and Auntie Eilie were also living with Ellen.

They would visit for two to three weeks during school holidays. The older grandchildren stayed at the House on the Hill.
The house had a cow. Grandma would squirt them [Jack, Reg and Laurie] in the face. Also chooks. The water tank had 'wrigglers' [mosquito larvae]. Grandma said 'They won't hurt you'. [Laurie Phillips]

At the House on the Hill, the nearby railway embankment was a popular play area.
After they [Dot, Beryl and Marge] had - again - been sliding down the railway embankment, Grandma told them that this time she was not going to patch the seats of their pants again. Marge remembers hearing from Auntie Eilie something like 'Why do we have to look after those b__y kids again?' [Marge Deveney (O'Loughlin)]

At Bacchus Marsh, they [Jack, Reg and Laurie] visited Gran up on the hill. They had good times. At the railway embankment they'd shout 'Paper! Paper!' as the train went by and people would throw out newspapers. They'd flatten pennies or halfpennies on the railway line or roll rocks down the embankment. They'd also try to trap rabbits by blocking some of the exits with rocks. [Jack Phillips]

When Grandma and Auntie Mary lived up on the hill near the railway line, Jack, Reg and myself used to wait by the line as the train went by calling out 'Paper! Paper!' and the people would throw out papers, minties, different goodies they didn't want, we used to reckon it was as good as Xmas. Many trains went by on that line so we had a ball. Those were the days. [Laurie Phillips]

When Jack, Reg and Laurie stayed with their grandma during school holidays, they would bring their blue school shirts to wear. These got grubby and needed changing every day, and Eilie remembers 'an endless stream of those damn blue shirts to clean and iron'. [Eileen Redden]

The children would get to ride on the horse and jinker to get to church.

The younger grandchildren visited their Grandma at Lerderderg St or Millbank St and would make their own fun.

At the Millbank St house, when Don and I used to visit, there was an ant track along the back of the house. We'd put sticks in the way so the ants had to go over hurdles. [Rene Barnes]

When Brian spoke of visiting Grandma, he said it was at the Lerderderg St house, and Auntie Mary and the cockie quickly came to mind.15,16,17,18,19,20,21
 
In a Mooroopna Queen competition in 1936, the Queen of Kialla, Miss Elizabeth Kennedy, won the overall queen of the parish. Rene was train bearer. For the sponsors, the Roman Catholic church, £1177 was raised. [Mar 1936]22
Irene Phillips, flower girl in Queen competition, Nixon St, Shepparton, May 1936
Image: Rene Barnes
GAY SCENES AT PANTOMIME
"JACK AND THE BEANSTALK”
Outstanding Production: Exquisite Frocking: Clever Dancing

Declared to be the best performance of its kind seen in Shepparton, the Christmas Pantomime, 'Jack and the Beanstalk,' presented by Mrs A Hawker and her pupils at the Star Theatre on Wednesday night, was an outstanding success. It contained all the ingredients of traditional pantomime fare and revealed the high standard of local talent.
...
The colorful frocking of the ballet and the principals was very attractive, while the ensembles, well executed, presented attractive spectacles. In this respect the final scene ...
Those who comprised the ballets, villagers and courtiers were: ... Rene Phillips ...23

Rene Phillips, c. 1937
Image: Rene Barnes
As a young child in the mid-1930s, Rene Phillips had polio (infantile paralysis) and wore a caliper. Her Uncle Joe made a doll and gave it to her.19,24,25
 
Pine Lodge Hotel 
Pine Lodge Hotel, Shepparton East, c. 1929
Image: Lost Shepparton, Facebook
The family had their first taste of what life could be like while living in a pub, when they moved into the Pine Lodge Hotel in Shepparton East in 1938.

The three older boys were boarding at Assumption College in Kilmore, returning three times a year during school holidays. At home they lived in an old cable car under the peppercorn tree. In summer the mosquitoes were so bad they burned cow pats to keep them away.26,27,28
Brian O'Neill (friend) & Brian Phillips, cable car bedroom, Pine Lodge Hotel, Shepparton East, c. 1939
Image: Rene Barnes
When Mum was driving in in the Fargo ute with Jack, Reg and me in the back, one of us would yell out 'Duck!' as we went under the peppercorn tree. Then we all laughed when she did. After a while she did it anyway. Someone would say 'She's done it again!' [Laurie Phillips]

While at the hotel, Rene and Don went to the nearby Shepparton East school. Brian had not yet started school.

There were cigarette machines at the Shepp East hotel. You put sixpence in for a chance at getting a pack of ten cigarettes. At one stage the lads and I tipped one of the machines upside down to get at the cigarettes. [Jack Phillips]

While Tom was busy running the business, it was also a busy time for Sis. As well as looking after the children and the usual domestic duties, she worked the bar and kitchen. And she made time to be involved with community activities.

During the war, Tom bought a 1938 Studebaker 'President' from Hank the Yank. This became the family car and was used on holidays.27,26,17,29
Sis Phillips in the 1938 Studebaker 'President', possibly Brian & Don at the rear window, possibly Jack & Reg on the running board
Image: Laurie & Lorraine Phillips
Tom Phillips and his 1938 Studebaker 'President' convertible, c. 1940
Image: Roylyn Phillips
Around 1939, Effie Lee stayed with her cousin Sis Phillips and the family at the Pine Lodge Hotel where Tom found work for her. Effie greatly enjoyed being with Tom, Sis and the three youngest children, Rene, Don and Brian (the oldest three were at boarding school in Kilmore). The camera recorded an occasion when they all dressed up for a day at the Shepparton Show.

There were two Albanians known as Sam and Louie who did work for Tom and lived at the back of the hotel. They made a necklace with intricate beadwork for Rene and another for Effie. Rene still had her necklace 80 years later.30,19,31
Don, Rene, Brian & Irene Sis (McDonald) Phillips, & Effie Lee, c. 1939
Image: Rene Barnes
Sis Phillips (McDonald) & Effie Lee, c. 1939
Image: Rene Barnes
Don, Rene & Brian Phillips, c. 1939
Image: Rene Barnes
Rene Barnes (Phillips) & Effie Lee wearing necklaces made by Albanians Sam & Louie while at the Pine Lodge Hotel, Shepparton East, c. 1939
Image: Peter Phillips
Marge stayed with Joe and Vera [Phillips, in Shepparton] when the airmen were in town staying at the showgrounds. The airmen would march along High St/Benalla Rd. Marge worked out the time, then would sit outside as they marched past. The sargeant would say 'Eyes left!' as they went past, then "'Eyes right!' as they came back. Marge would wave, and maybe me too. [Rene Barnes]19
 
Don and Rene were only two years apart and spent a lot of time together. They enjoyed visiting their grandmother Ellen and Auntie Mary in Bacchus Marsh and would make their own fun.32
 
Education
Rene started at St Brendan's primary school in Shepparton in 1935, and Don in 1937. In 1938, they are both in the Grade I to IV class photo for Shepparton East School no. 1715.33
Rene Phillips (2nd front row, 5th from right), Don Phillips (front row, left of blackboard), Grades I to IV, Shepparton East school, 1938
Image: Trevor Phillips
Rene successfully completed her Intermediate (Year 10) at Sacred Heart College in Shepparton in 1944.34
 
Mum's Major Lung Operation 
Around 1940, Sis had a major operation in which one lung was removed. It came about suddenly following a haemorrhage. Sis was taken from Shepparton to a hospital in East Melbourne, possibly St Vincents or St Ives, where the operation took place.

This may have been around November1940 when Sis spent three weeks in Una hospital.

The three eldest boys, Jack, Reg and Laurie were at Assumption College in Kilmore at the time. One day at morning rosary the Brothers announced to everyone that the boys' mother was about to have a serious operation and that they should all say a few prayers for them.

The family rallied around to help. Sis's mum came up from Melbourne to help look after Rene, Don & Brian. Tom's sister Eileen came up from near Bacchus Marsh. Sis spent time recovering at the home of her sister-in-law Tess in Essendon. And her sister Bub helped out with the kids and housework when Sis returned home.35,36,37,38,39,40
 
Orr Street Home
Tom bought the weatherboard residence at 77 Orr St from Mr Ben Seth in July 1941, though the family likely lived there earlier.

Between moving out of the Pine Lodge Hotel in early 1940 and into the Orr St home, the family lived in a house in Nixon St, near Harold St.

Yes it [77 Orr St] was a good stopover house at that time. You boys were all away in services then. Mum wasn't at all well when we were there, we had help in the house and Dad was at the Court House hotel mostly. Heaps of memories, some good some not so good. [Rene Barnes]41,42,43,27,44

Tom & Sis Phillips, 77 Orr St, Shepparton, c. 1942
Image: Laurie & Lorraine Phillips
Back: Sis Phillips, Val Irwin; front: Brian, Don & Rene Phillips, 77 Orr St, Shepparton, c. 1942
Image: Laurie & Lorraine Phillips
Rene Phillips (with dog), unknown, Sis (Irene) Phillips, 77 Orr St, Shepparton, c. 1942
Image: Suzanne Cheshire
Sis Phillips (Irene McDonald), 77 Orr St, Shepparton, c. 1942
Image: Laurie & Lorraine Phillips
When they bought the Hotel Australia, they kept the Orr St house which the whole family called home until at least mid-1945. And years later, two sons lived there after they married.45,46
 
Debut
Rene made her debut at the Star Ballroom in Shepparton in August 1947. Her gown was described as follows:
Fine net over taffeta composed the beautiful gown worn by MISS IRENE PHILLIPS. Her low waisted fitting bodice fell into a very full skirt, while the gathered bodice had trimmings of lace, making a sweet finish. Her partner was Mr Laurie Phillips.47

Irene Phillips, 'To Gran with love Rene, 17th Aug 1947 xx'
Image: Bub Williams
Work in Shepparton
After leaving school, Rene did 12 months secretarial school. She worked at Riordan's shoe store for a few years. She also worked for Mr Wilkinson at the Shepparton Advertiser, where she did a bit of everything and was the social editor.48
 
Future Husband
Rene met her future husband, Keith Barnes, when he was working in Shepparton.49
 
When Keith was working as an announcer at radio station 3SR in Shepparton in 1946, he stayed at the nearby Hotel Australia. In a letter to his family in Melbourne, he wrote:
The people at the pub where I'm staying are very nice and tariff is only two and an arf notes. Mine host is Tom Phillips who is a very good bloke. Is he the chap you mentioned when I was down? And the family are one and all wonderful people. And I can wander in and out of the kitchen and everywhere when I feel like it for a bit of supper or something. In fact sometimes the daughter of the house is associated with me in my nocturnal searching. Just one big happy family, that's wot we are.49

 
As the friendship started to blossom, Rene used to go to 3SR and sit and knit.21
 
ENGAGEMENT
The engagement is announced of Irene Alice, only daughter of Mr and Mrs T Phillips, Hotel Australia, Shepparton, to Keith, third son of Mr and Mrs J Barnes, Henry street, Auburn.50
 
Miss Rene Phillips Honored
Friends of Miss Rene Phillips tendered her a cream and green kitchen tea on Tuesday evening in the Star supper room in view of her approaching marriage to Mr Keith Barnes.

On entering, Mrs Phillips and Rene, who chose a mauve light weight woollen frock for the occasion were presented with sprays of roses by Misses Betty Pryde and Val Skelton.

Dancing was enjoyed to the music of Miss Mary Taylor and Mr Ray Stiles. Mr Kevin Newton and Mr Ray Nickolson provided solos. Mr Nickolson accompanied himself on the ukellele. He also acted as MC.

Mr Nickolson presented Miss Phillips with a table of beautiful gifts. Rene suitably responded.

At 12 o'clock Mrs TJ Phillips and her twin sister, Mrs J Courtey [sic: Courtie], were wished a happy birthday.

The evening concluded with a delicious supper and the traditional 'Auld Lang Syne.' [Apr 1951]51
 
Hotel Australia 
Hotel Australia, Shepparton c. 1950
The Hotel Australia became home to the Phillips family in mid-1945 after a move from Orr St, though Tom had signed the lease in November 1944.

Sis was keen to move in but Tom insisted that her sister Bub would need to help out first.

At the time, Jack, Reg and Laurie were about 21, 20 and 19. Jack and Reg were serving in the Second World War and Laurie was about to do the same. Rene was about 15, Don 13 and Brian 8, and so were still at school.

Jack, Reg and Laurie moved into the hotel as they returned from the war, so Jack around February 1946, Reg March 1946 and Laurie January 1947.43,19,45,52,53,54
 
May Jones was officially the laundress, but she was also an excellent cook. She used to give regular cook Mrs Chatterton the day off on a Wednesday. Everyone, Phillips family and long-term residents, looked forward to Wednesday night, when her fricassee of lamb, braised steak and onions and all sorts of other delicacies were so good they had trouble deciding which to have.

The 'Cupboard' was a small room under the stairwell where after hours drinking would occur, often well into the night. Unfortunately for Sis, the stairwell was near their bedroom causing many a disrupted sleep.19
 
When the drinkers got a bit rowdy while drinking late at night in the 'Cupboard', Sis would drop a little soap into one of their pots. She said 'you get to be a pretty good shot after a while'. [Rene Barnes]

One night a few of the boys were there [the 'Cupboard'] drinking and making a bit too much noise. At about 1am Mrs Phillips opened the hatch and dropped a briquette through. Unfortunately for Brian Tresize, it landed on his head and knocked him out cold. [Tom Carey]55,19,56
 
THEFTS FROM HOTEL
Found guilty in Shepparton General Sessions yesterday on four charges of larceny of a wireless set and several suit cases of clothing from the Australia Hotel on January 9, Lawrence Noel Chambers (37), motor mechanic, of Belmore road, Burwood, NSW, was sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment on each of the first three counts and 14 days on the fourth count.
...
Chambers was charged with having stolen a case containing coats and trousers the property of Mr TJ Phillips; with having stolen a wireless set the property of Mr W. Keighley; with having stolen a case and some shirts and singles the property of Mr L McKeand; with having stolen a bar of chocolate, a sum of money and some peanuts from Miss I Phillips.
...
Mr Cussen, outlining the evidence of the prosecution, said that the accused entered four bedrooms in the Hotel Australia occupied by the proprietor, Mr T Phillips, his daughter, Miss Phillips, Mr W Keighley and Mr L McKeand and stole articles from each room.
... [Feb 1947]57
 
The family's living arrangements changed as the children married. Reg was first to wed, marrying Madge in March 1948, and they lived in the Orr St home. Jack was best man, Laurie was groomsman and Rene was bridesmaid. In 1952 they returned to the hotel with baby Michael and stayed until soon after Susan was born in 1953, when they moved into their newly constructed home in Maude St.

Rene was second to marry, and in 1951 moved to Warrnambool with new husband Keith Barnes.

Laurie closely followed Rene, when later in 1951 he married Lorraine and they moved into a home in Maude St.

Jack married Cass in 1952 and they moved into the Orr St home, prompting Reg and Madge to return to the hotel.19,58
 
Hockey
Rene was treasurer when hockey teams were formed in Shepparton in 1949.

Hockey Teams Formed
Some thirty-odd interested girls attended the hockey meeting last Friday evening when arrangements were made to form Hockey Teams in Shepparton.

Officers elected to form a committee were: President Miss Betty Pryde, vice-president Miss Lurline Mitchell, secretary Miss Vera Withers, assistant secretary Miss Shirley Cedelland, treasurer Miss Rene Phillips.

It was arranged that a dance, to be held to raise funds for the purchase of equipment, would be held on April 22 in the Star Supper room. There will be at least four hockey teams In the Association which will start proceedings shortly. [Apr 1949]


Rene played hockey for two years in Old Students, whose colours were green and gold. She played right half back position.

She also played in a combined Shepparton team against Benalla, in Shepparton Green against Benalla and Wangaratta, and in Shepparton 'A' in Country Week hockey in Melbourne.59,60,61,62,63,64,65
 
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Marriage and Family
Irene Alice Phillips and Keith Barnes were married at St Brendan's in Shepparton on 7 April 1951. They had seven children.2
Keith & Rene Barnes (Phillips), St Brendan's, Shepparton, Apr 1951
Image: Don & Marion Phillips
Keith & Rene Barnes (centre), Don Phillips (second from right), Apr 1951
Keith & Rene Barnes (Phillips), Apr 1951
Image: Bub Williams
Rene & Keith Barnes, Apr 1951
Rene (Phillips) & Keith Barnes, Apr 1951
Image: Sheri Barnes
Tom & Sis Phillips, Apr 1951
Image: Lesley Blythman
Tom & Sis Phillips, Apr 1951
Image: Roylyn Phillips
The reception was held at the Star Supper Room in Shepparton.
Wedding of Keith Barnes & Rene Phillips, wedding party table has Rene (left), Don Phillips, Tom Phillips (second right) & Sis Phillips (right), Star Supper Room, Shepparton, Apr 1951
Image: Roylyn Phillips
Tom & Sis Phillips, Apr 1951
Image: Nene Courtie
From Patricia's Diary
Seen in Shepparton this week were Mr and Mrs Keith Barnes, who were returning from their honeymoon in Sydney to take up residence in Warrnambool. They stayed with the bride’s parents, Mr and Mrs TJ Phillips of the Hotel Australia. [Apr 1951]67
Keith & Rene (Phillips) Barnes, honeymoon, Sydney 1951
Image: Sheri Barnes
Postcard home from Rene & Keith on their honeymoon, Apr 1951
Image: Laurie & Lorraine Phillips
Postcard home from Rene & Keith on their honeymoon, Apr 1951
Image: Laurie & Lorraine Phillips
Family Life
Keith and Rene lived at Warrnambool, then Hamilton, then Melbourne (3UZ for 12 months), then Portland.

In Hamilton, Keith would occasionally bring someone home for tea unannounced. Sometimes it was Bert Newton.19
 
Bill Condon, racing expert: The Phillips boys perpetrated many pranks on former Shepparton News reporter and later Sporting Globe racing expert Bill Condon. He raced to more hoax 'fatals' at his peril, and went out to see more gelded sires than any other newsman in known history. Yet for all his naivety, he was still a brilliant journalist, according to the boys.

Tiny Moylan and the cellar: One night, locksmith genius, wag and trick cyclist Leo 'Tiny' Moylan, the only man who could ride a bike down Mt Major backwards mounted on the handlebars, rode into the cellar in the 'snake pit' before a crowd of patrons crying with laughter.68
 
Tom's Will
Tom wrote a will in February 1962. As executors he named wife Irene Gladys and sons John Lawrence and Laurence Lloyd.

His shares in TJ Phillips & Sons Pty Ltd were to be held and dividends paid to Sis during her lifetime. Upon her death, Brian was to get 2000 shares, Rene was to get 2000 shares and Reg was to get 500 shares. The remaining shares were to be divided equally between the six children. The balance of his estate, including proceeds from sale, was also to be divided equally between the six children.69
 
Tom's good friend Doc Kennedy was president of the trotting club. One time Tom, Sis and Doc Kennedy visited Keith and Rene while down for the Warrnambool races. One night Keith, Tom and Doc Kennedy went out to get the main course while Rene and Sis prepared the vegies and the rest of the meal. After sitting at the table for ages waiting for the boys to return, Sis and Rene finally gave up and decided they may as well go to bed! [Rene Barnes]19,25
 
Big O Milk Bar, Portland
When Keith left radio announcing, he and Rene moved to Portland where they bought a milk bar. It was called 'The Big O' and they were there for eleven years.

It had a house at the side. There were five children at the time; three were inside and two (Kevin & Tony) were in a caravan out the back.19
Rene & Keith Barnes, Big 'O' milk bar & take away, Portland, Jan 1983
The Big 'O' milk bar and take away, Portland, c. 2019
Image: The Big O Takeaway, Facebook
The Twins' 80th Birthday Celebration 
When twins Nene and Sis turned 80 in 1983, the family gathered to mark the occasion.
Sis Phillips (McDonald) & Nene Courtie (McDonald), 80th birthday party, Apr 1983
Reg & Laurie Phillips, Rene Barnes, Jack, Sis, Don & Brian Phillips (one of few photos with all six siblings), Amber Court, Shepparton, Apr 1983
Image: Pete & Di Phillips
Extended Phillips family at Sis & Nene's 80th birthday party, Amber Court, Shepparton, Apr 1983
Image: Peter Phillips
Sis's Will
Sis Phillips left a simple will with the balance of her estate being split equally between all six children.70
 
Jack's 80th Birthday
The family gathered in Shepparton in 2003 to celebrate Jack's 80th birthday. After lunch, some of the family visited Jack's Bar to reminisce.
Jack Phillips's 80th birthday party, Terminus Hotel, Shepparton, Apr 2003
Image: Pete & Di Phillips
Don, Laurie, Rene, Jack & Brian Phillips, Jack Phillips's 80th birthday party, Terminus Hotel, Shepparton, Apr 2003
Image: Pete & Di Phillips
Don, Laurie, Rene, Jack & Brian Phillips, Jack Phillips's 80th birthday party, Terminus Hotel, Shepparton, Apr 2003
Image: Pete & Di Phillips
John, Jack & Brendan Phillips, Catherine Wayman (Phillips), Brian, Claire, Tom & Robyn Phillips, Jack's Bar, Hotel Australia, 2003
Image: Catherine Wayman
Serious Car Accident
Ellen and Rene drove to Shepparton to visit Rene's Auntie Bub in January 2008. On the way home, they were involved in a serious accident near Rochester. Rene was flown to the Royal Melbourne Hospital and Ellen was taken to Bendigo Hospital. Rene broke nine ribs and her pelvis in five places, and was in intensive care for two days. Four years later, she still used a walking frame. Auntie Bub died the day after the accident, aged 99.71
 
Irene Alice Barnes died in Portland on 31 August 2019, aged 89.3
 

Citations

  1. [S7] Irene Alice Phillips, birth registration no. 32713, 11 October 1929.
  2. [S15] Irene Barnes, personal communication, 26 April 1995.
  3. [S272] Anne Phillips, personal communication, 31 August 2019.
  4. [S201] 'Board and residence', Shepparton Advertiser, 1914-1953, newspaper, Thomas Pettit and William Callender, 9 December 1929, p. 5, viewed 12 January 2021, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/186950420
  5. [S201] 'Preliminary notice: Important auction sale', Shepparton Advertiser, 1914-1953, newspaper, Thomas Pettit and William Callender, 6 February 1930, p. 5, viewed 12 January 2021, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/171704006
  6. [S260] 'Advertising: To let', Goulburn Valley Stock and Property Journal, 1910-1963, newspaper, Horan & Simpson, 1 March 1933, p. 2, viewed 12 January 2021, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/215270227
  7. [S201] 'Health matters', Shepparton Advertiser, 1914-1953, newspaper, Thomas Pettit and William Callender, 27 May 1926, p. 3, viewed 3 July 2021, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/179499786
  8. [S201] 'Shepparton fatality', Shepparton Advertiser, 1914-1953, newspaper, Thomas Pettit and William Callender, 17 October 1927, p. 9, viewed 3 July 2021, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/190014711
  9. [S201] 'Watch this: Shepparton town land sale', Shepparton Advertiser, 1914-1953, newspaper, Thomas Pettit and William Callender, 1 March 1928, p. 5, viewed 5 May 2019, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/179172549
  10. [S392] Australia, Electoral Rolls 1903-1980, online, Commonwealth division of Echuca, state division of Goulburn Valley, subdivision of Shepparton, 1931 & 1936.
  11. [S233] Shepparton Shire & Town Rates Index, 1885-1939/1941, computer file, Shepparton Family History Group, Phillips entries.
  12. [S392] Australia, Electoral Rolls 1903-1980, online, division of Echuca, subdivision of Shepparton, 1934.
  13. [S392] Australia, Electoral Rolls 1903-1980, online, Commonwealth division of Indi, Victorian division of Goulburn Valley, subdivision of Shepparton, 1937.
  14. [S550] 'stage II: Heritage place datasheets, vol. 4 datasheets Murchison -Z, 2004', Greater Shepparton Heritage Studies, online, GSCC, 2001-, viewed September 2019, http://greatershepparton.com.au/bpi/planning/…
  15. [S32] Laurie Phillips, personal communication, 26 May 2014.
  16. [S37] Margaret Deveney, personal communication, 11 March 1996.
  17. [S102] Jack Phillips, personal communication, 30 November 1996.
  18. [S281] 'Phillips Family', Facebook, webpage, Facebook Inc, group created 25 June 2011, 9 January 2012 post by Laurie Phillips.
  19. [S15] Irene Barnes, personal communication, 4 December 2013.
  20. [S31] Eileen Redden, personal communication, 25 February 1996.
  21. [S408] Brian Phillips, personal communication, 2 June 2015.
  22. [S201] 'Mooroopna Queen competition decided', Shepparton Advertiser, 1914-1953, newspaper, Thomas Pettit and William Callender, 26 March 1936, p. 14, viewed 12 September 2019, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/176987834
  23. [S201] 'Gay scenes at pantomime: Jack and the beanstalk', Shepparton Advertiser, 1914-1953, newspaper, Thomas Pettit and William Callender, 10 December 1937, p. 3, viewed 14 February 2019, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/171896282
  24. [S32] Laurie Phillips, personal communication, 2 March 2013.
  25. [S102] Jack Phillips, personal communication, 2 March 2013.
  26. [S15] Irene Barnes, personal communication, 5 December 2012.
  27. [S32] Laurie Phillips, personal communication, 31 August 2019.
  28. [S32] Laurie Phillips, personal communication, 27 July 2019.
  29. [S265] Graeme Williams, personal communication, 31 January 2013.
  30. [S148] John Forrester, personal communication, 12 January 2012.
  31. [S126] Peter Phillips, personal knowledge or recollection.
  32. [S15] Irene Barnes, personal communication, 5 October 1996 and 4 December 2013.
  33. [S165] History of St Brendan's Primary School 1891-1991, St Brendan's Centenary History Committee, 1991, pp. 70-71.
  34. [S201] 'Sacred Heart College: Intermediate certificate', Shepparton Advertiser, 1914-1953, newspaper, Thomas Pettit and William Callender, 9 February 1945, p. 6, viewed 27 January 2019, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/170425424
  35. [S15] Irene Barnes, personal communication, 5 October 1996 and 5 October 2012.
  36. [S58] Violet 'Bub' Williams, personal communication, 1 September and 30 December 1996.
  37. [S32] Laurie Phillips, personal communication, 10 December 2012.
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