Lily Ah Toy

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]

Not to be confused with Ah Toy.

Lily Ah Toy
Born
Wong Wu Len

(1917-10-24)October 24, 1917[1]
Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
DiedOctober 15, 2001(2001-10-15) (aged 83)[2]
Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
Children5 (5 more adopted)

Biography

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

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
  1. Henningham, Nikki (24 January 2006). "Ah Toy, Lily (1917 - 2001)". The Australian Women's Register. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  2. "Lily Ah Toy". Territory Stories. hdl:10070/218063. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  3. 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.
  4. "Lily Ah Toy". Australian Biography. National Film and Sound Archive. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  5. "Pine Creek - Places to Go". Weekend Notes. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  6. Government, Northern Territory (17 June 2021). "Territory Women archives". tfhc.nt.gov.au. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
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