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William Herbert Phillipps

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Herbert was the son of Susannah (1813 – 26 December 1885) and James Phillipps ( –1861), a medical student turned saddler and lay preacher who arrived in Adelaide in 1839. He was born in Rosina Street, in a house which was reputedly the first in the city to be made of brick and having the first board
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In 1861 he started work with Crown solicitor William A. Wearing (later a Supreme Court judge) then in 1864 worked as tally clerk in the shipping company of Joseph Stilling. He also worked as Adelaide agent for the
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who purchased "Penn's Section" of 20 acres to create Kensington Oval. The oval was officially opened on 10 July 1875 and Phillipps was one of the trustees until it was taken over by Burnside District Council.
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From 1879 he was Adelaide representative for Australasian Accident Assurance Association, Then from around 1882 to 1889 he was manager of Union Fire and Marine Insurance of New Zealand.
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Malcolm Tarlton "Mac" Phillipps, who married Helen Reeves on 13 October 1917. An engineer and inventor, he founded (with financial assistance from his father) the
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Phillipps died following a heart attack. His funeral was attended by a large number of prominent people and he was buried in a family plot in St Jude's cemetery,
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Grandson Guy Malcolm Phillipps followed in his footsteps, manufacturing and developing fluid control devices through his own company
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fifth daughter Clara Anne (died 14 September 1939) married architect Frederick W. Dancker (ca. 1852 – 27 August 1936) on 15 May 1883.
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He was a director of The Executor Trustee and Agency Company from 1901 and chairman of directors for the last 12 years of his life.
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Ellice Tarlton Phillipps married George Lancelot "Lance" Dean, lived in Kensington Park and (a section of) "Koorine Estate",
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For the last thirty years of his life, Sir Herbert devoted much of his time and efforts to a galaxy of worthy charities:
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For some years he was co-manager (with W. H. Charnock) of shipping company George Wills & Co., a subsidiary of
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fourth daughter Rosa (ca.1845 – 9 July 1941) married accountant and future M.P. and Commissioner of Audit
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company around 1930 to manufacture his "silent press" pushbutton cistern valve. He was president of
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In 1879 he was a founder member of the Adelaide YMCA and a life member of its advisory board.
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On 18 December 1877 he married Caroline Mary Tarlton (died 3 October 1896), daughter of
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His services to business and the community were recognised by his knighthood in 1929.
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then Fellenberg's Commercial School in Pulteney Street, where he taught for a time.
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This article is based on Vox's memories of Phillipp's tales, which may be fanciful.
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eldest H(erbert) Tarlton Phillipps BSc. married Constance Pauline Griffin of
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in 1900 and was its chairman for 32 years. His successor was J. C. Rundle.
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Other stones are those of Caroline, Caroline Mary and Margaret Tarlton.
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in South Australia and for his services was created Chevalier of the
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He was president of the Orpheus Society, Cottage Homes Incorporated,
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He was president of the Brighton Blind, Deaf and Dumb Institution.
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from 1943 and chairman of the Brass Manufacturers' Association.
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Their first, Caroline Mary, died 2 January 1880 aged 15 months.
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He was elected councillor in the Brighton City Council in 1893
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on 3 March 1909 and became a prosperous farmer at "Eulomo" in
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Kathleen Tarlton Phillipps married William Sydney Dean in 1911
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His son Malcolm Wheatley Phillipps was employed at Philmac
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He had a close association with Glenelg Grammar School.
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Phillipps was appointed to the board of trustees of the
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for over 50 years. and for some years chairman of the
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Queen's Home (later Queen Victoria Maternity Hospital)
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For over 25 years Sir Hubert was honorary consul for
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He was a founder, and president for 13 years, of the
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In the early 1870s he was one of the members of the
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Two daughters did not survive childhood: 934:"Guyco Pty Ltd - Pressure Reducing Valves" 528:4 June 1889 p.2 Retrieved 26 February 2011 472:22 May 1883 p.4 Retrieved 26 February 2011 442:10 May 1866 p.2 Retrieved 26 February 2011 649:Brighton Blind, Deaf and Dumb Institution 259:Constance Tarlton Phillipps married Maj. 804:30 August 1892 p.3 Retrieved 7 June 2011 457:8 May 1907 p.7 Retrieved 9 November 2011 176:He was an active member of Kensington's 130:. and on two occasions president of the 596: 594: 417: 415: 413: 411: 409: 407: 405: 403: 349: 255:Three other daughters are recorded as: 995:20th-century Australian businesspeople 990:19th-century Australian businesspeople 887:(Philmac's house magazine) Winter 2009 128:South Australian Employers' Federation 480: 478: 7: 568:Executor Trustee and Agency Company 490:Australian Dictionary of Biography 74:, Mr. Webster's private school in 70:He was a student at J. L. 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Index


South Australian
Ebenezer Cooke
Adelaide Educational Institution
Kensington
Chaffey Brothers
G. & R. Wills & Co.
Savings Bank of South Australia
South Australian Gas Company
South Australian Employers' Federation
Adelaide Chamber of Commerce
Adelaide Children's Hospital
Kensington Football Club
Queen's Home (later Queen Victoria Maternity Hospital)
Clayton Congregational Church
Congregational Union
British and Foreign Bible Society
University of Adelaide
Belgium
Order of Leopold
Albert
King of the Belgians
Frederick Isaac Caterer
R. A. Tarlton
Harold Greenway
Melbourne, Victoria
Kalangadoo, South Australia
Ballarat
Yass, New South Wales
Balingup, Western Australia

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