Nyteowl, Can you answer these questions please?
Where did you get the date of birth for John PHILLIPS you quoted as 8 Jul 1861 in Bathurst NSW?
Do you have a birth certificate or a source of where you got the information from?
Also the death certificate you have for John on 10th July 1935 are you sure this is your John PHILLIPS?
Can you give me the age that was on it please?
I have found burial records for John PHILLIPS who died 10 July 1935.