Territory Stories

Lillian Sutton

Details:

Title

Lillian Sutton,

Creator

Sutton, Lillian, Hall, Lillian,

Name

Lillian Sutton,

Collection

Territory Women, HistoryNT,

Place of birth

South Shields (England),

Date of birth

1920-07-09,

Occupation

Community Service, Children's Services,

Biographical notes

In 1942 Lillian arrived in Alice Springs to marry her husband Bertram. They had one daughter and three sons. She joined the Church of England women's auxiliary and was a member of the Alice Springs Quota Club for fifteen years. Lillian a member of the Red Cross Society wheeled trolleys on canteen duty from ward to ward at the Alice Springs Hospital and she gave support at the YWCA and The Alice Springs Spastic Centre fund-raiser. She donated handmade raffle prizes to the Alice Springs Cycling Club, Tennis Association, Basketball Club, and crocheted, knitted craft material to raise money for the Girl Guides Association, school fetes, the Ghan Preservation Society and the Old Timer's Home also made supper and helped run Bingo nights for the Federal Football Club. Lillian received the Quota Club presidential award for her outstanding service in 1987.,

Subject

Women, Northern Territory,

Related links

http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/10418243, http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/10418243 [Northern Territory Women's Advisory Council. Northern Territory Women's Register 1948-1988. 2nd ed. ed. Darwin: Northern Territory Women's Advisory Council, 1991.],

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/227720,