1996, 26 Minutes

Australian Biography Series 4

Lily Ah Toy was born in Darwin in 1917 of Chinese parents. She became a housemaid for a European family after leaving Darwin Public School at 14. Then she met Jimmy, a hawker with his own market garden and truck. Lily and Jimmy married and moved to Pine Creek to set up a general store. Apart from supplying the Pine Creek population with provisions, Lily bore five children and raised another five adopted children.

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Curriculum links include Studies of Society and Environment, History, Media Studies, Cultural Studies, Geography, Beliefs and Values.

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