Mavis Taylor

Mavis Taylor

Mavis Taylor (1915 – 14 March 2007) was an Australian who was named an Australian Living Treasure for her humanitarian work for the people of East Timor in her later years.

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Life

Mrs Taylor was born in Richmond, Tasmania in 1915.[1] [2] At 16 she moved to Yarrawonga in Victoria, Australia. In Yarrawonga, she married, raised 9 children, and established a clothesmaking and haberdashery business.[2]

Humanitarian work for East Timor

She started collecting and sending household items to East Timor after seeing violence during the difficult period of move to independence.[3] By 2004 she had personally organised 21 shipping containers of practical aid, including stock from her own business[4] and had set up 23 sewing centres providing employment for East Timorese with major funding she provided.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Mavis Goes to Timor". http://tendaysontheisland.org/ 10 Days on the Island. http://2003.tendaysontheisland.org/Files/00054_MavisGoestoTimor.asp. Retrieved 15 August 2008. 
  2. ^ a b c "Timor benevolent pioneer, feisty gran Mavis near end". http://www.theage.com.au/ The Age. 14 March 2007. http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/timor-benevolent-pioneer-feisty-gran-mavis-near-end/2007/03/13/1173722467690.html. Retrieved 15 August 2008. 
  3. ^ "Woman named 'National Living Treasure' dies at 92". http://www.abc.net.au/ Australian Broadcasting Corporation. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/03/17/1874408.htm. Retrieved 15 August 2008. 
  4. ^ "Feature Interview - Helping East Timor". http://www.abc.net.au/ Australian Broadcasting Corporation. http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/lm/stories/s1072783.htm. Retrieved 15 August 2008. 

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