William Kernick Phillips (1849–1933)
Membership of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners for 60 years was the record established by Mr. William K. Phillips, who died recently at the age of 85 years. He was one of the oldest members of the union having joined the Plymouth (England) branch in 1873. He came to Australia in 1880. Mr Phillips held all the minor offices in the union, was secretary of the Adelaide branch for three years and organiser for one year. He has left three children—Mr. C. F. Phillips, of FuIlarton, and Mesdames E. F. Hoover, of Tusmore, and A. E. Tideman, of Glenelg.
Original publication
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- is presented with various gifts in recognition of his loyal service to carpenters union, News (Adelaide), 8 October 1923, p 5
- photo, Register News-Pictorial (Adelaide), 27 June 1930, p 16
Related Entries in NCB Sites
Citation details
'Phillips, William Kernick (1849–1933)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/phillips-william-kernick-34585/text43485, accessed 4 December 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
1849
Linkinhorne,
Cornwall,
England
Death
2 August,
1933
(aged ~ 84)
Fullarton, Adelaide,
South Australia,
Australia
Cause of Death
Cultural Heritage
Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.