Lily Ah Toy
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| Born | Wong Wu Len October 24, 1917[1] |
| Died | October 15, 2001 (aged 83)[2] |
| Children | 5 (5 more adopted) |
Lily Ah Toy (born Wong Wu Len) (October 24, 1917 – October 15, 2001) was an Australian pioneer and businesswoman famous in the Northern Territory.[3]
Biography[edit]
On October 24, 1917, Ah Toy was born in Darwin to Chinese parents. She attended Darwin Public School and left when she was 14 to become a housemaid.[4] On November 9, 1936, she married Jimmy Ah Toy, taking his surname.[5] She then set up a general store in Pine Creek. She had five children of her own, and adopted five more; she then moved to Adelaide before moving back to Pine Creek in 1945. Ah Toy died in Darwin on October 15, 2001.
Awards[edit]
In 1988, she was honoured as one of eight Northern Territorians who had made a significant contribution to the territory. In 2003, she was honoured in the Tribute to Northern Territory Women.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ Henningham, Nikki (24 January 2006). "Ah Toy, Lily (1917 - 2001)". The Australian Women's Register. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ "Lily Ah Toy". Territory Stories. hdl:10070/218063. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ Giese, Diana (1995). MacGregor, Paul (ed.). Histories of the Chinese in Australasia and the South Pacific. pp. 261–273., cited in "Ah Toy, Lily". Chinese Museum. 29 March 2006. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
- ^ "Lily Ah Toy". Australian Biography. National Film and Sound Archive. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Pine Creek - Places to Go". Weekend Notes. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ Government, Northern Territory (17 June 2021). "Territory Women archives". tfhc.nt.gov.au. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
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