[1] Phillips was born into an intellectual, artistic and legal family many of whom achieved highly in their chosen paths.

As a member of the British House of Commons (1929–1931), she was the first Australian woman to be elected to a national Parliament anywhere.

[1] On 21 November 1894, at St Kilda, in a Jewish ceremony, he married his cousin Rebecca Ellis.

[2] Having held responsibility for the estates of people in lunatic asylums, he campaigned for the establishment of the office of the State Trustee. .

[1] in preparation for retirement he rationalised the position and helped to design the role of its successor, master of the Supreme Court.

His wife Rebecca ("Ray") Phillips shared many interests and was active in the community on the Free Kindergarten Union, the Queen Victoria Hospital for Women and Children and the District Nursing Service.

and Mr.F.Tate, Director of Education to unveil a stone cairn 6.096 metres high (20 ft) commemorating the voyages of Bass and Flinders.