"Bill" William John Thomas PHIN

Born C.1881 ^[24] in Ireland ^[P22]
Engine Driver in Dongara, Western Australia in 1909 and 1910 ^[19]
Railway Employee of Montreal Street in the Perth suburb of West Midland in 1910^[50]
Labourer in Coorow, Western Australia  1912-1917 ^{[19] [50]}
Labourer in Perenjori, Western Australia 1921-1935 ^[19]
His horse Terrassier came 2nd in the Second Class Plate race at the Race Meeting in Carnamah on 10 April 1924 ^{[10: 3 & 17-Apr-1924]}
Terrassier had previously competed at the Saint Patrick's Day Picnic Race Meeting in Three Springs on Thursday 15 March 1923 ^[9]
     Terrasier came 2nd in the Trial Stakes, 2nd in the Saint Patrick's Handicap, and 3rd in the Parakalia Handicap ^{[9: 13-Apr-1923]}
His horse Sombre Shade came 2nd in the Latham Handicap and Farewell Handicap at the Latham Races on 3 April 1926 ^{[10: 8-Apr-1926]}
Labourer in Carnamah, Western Australia  1941-1950 ^{[19] [24]}
Said to have lived in a shack on Percy W. DEWAR's Ingie Farm in Carnamah ^[P22]
In March 1942 completed the construction of Carnamah's first air raid shelter behind Norman W. REYNOLDS's shop ^{[7: page 45]}
Financial Member of the Carnamah District Agricultural Society in 1946 ^[13]
On 16 March 1948 had a Commonwealth bank note to the value of £1 stolen from him at East Carnamah ^[22]
The man who stole his note went before the Carnamah Police Court where he was sentenced to two months imprisonment ^[22]
He himself went before the Carnamah Police Court on 8 November 1949 for using abusive words and had to pay a bond of £5 ^[22]
Passed away at the North Midlands District Hospital in Three Springs at the age of 69 years ^[24]
Died 13 January 1950 in Three Springs; buried Three Springs General Cemetery, Three Springs (Anglican, Plot 86) ^[24]

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