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Denzil Phillips
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TitleDenzil Phillips
SummaryDenzil Phillips was born in Darfield in 1934 and lived in Hororāta for 80 years.DescriptionDenzil attended primary school in Darfield, secondary school in Christchurch and became a telephone operator when he left school at 16. Two years later he started a building apprenticeship with local builder Ken Kellaway. Eleven years later he returned to working in the telephone exchange as it paid better, beofre branching out on his own as a builder and drain-layer for more than 30 years. He retired to Kaiapoi.
He provided a detailed account of his life in Hororāta to the Selwyn Connection magazine in 2023 - follow the link to read more!First NameDenzilLast NamePhillips
SummaryDenzil Phillips was born in Darfield in 1934 and lived in Hororāta for 80 years.DescriptionDenzil attended primary school in Darfield, secondary school in Christchurch and became a telephone operator when he left school at 16. Two years later he started a building apprenticeship with local builder Ken Kellaway. Eleven years later he returned to working in the telephone exchange as it paid better, beofre branching out on his own as a builder and drain-layer for more than 30 years. He retired to Kaiapoi.He provided a detailed account of his life in Hororāta to the Selwyn Connection magazine in 2023 - follow the link to read more!
First NameDenzilLast NamePhillipsConnections
Denzil Phillips. Selwyn Stories, accessed 06/04/2026, https://selwynstories.selwynlibraries.co.nz/nodes/view/5780
