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Mayse YOUNG
Also known as: née Dowling
Born: 1913
Died: 2006
Special Achievements:1963 - First woman to be elected as president of a Race Club (Pine Creek).
1994 - Medal of the Order of Australia.
2003 - A recipient of the Tribute to Northern Territory.
Mayse ran the Pine Creek Hotel until the 1950s when she and her family moved to Katherine and invested in the Commercial Hotel. They also invested in pastoral land including the cattle station, Birrindudu.
Mayse became the President of the Red Cross Society and worked as a volunteer with many other organizations.
Mayse's life story is told in her book No Place For a Woman (1994).
Resources
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Document - Launch of Northern Territory tribute to women, 2003, Media Releases, ParliamentNT, Media Releases for 09th Assembly 2001-2005.
pp. 3-5. https://hdl.handle.net/10070/343578
Northern Territory Government. Library & Archives NT.
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References
Nugent, Maria. (2002). Women’s Employment and Professionalism in Australia: Histories, Themes and Places. Canberra, ACT: Australia Heritage Commission, p. 67.
OLD PLAYFORD CLUB HOTEL
“In 1929 the Dowling family purchased the hotel, and Evelyn M Dowling became the licensee."Forrest, Peter. Mayse’s dream set to come true. Northern Territory News. July 17, 2001:28-29.
Vale Mayse Young – genuine lady missed. Northern Territory News. March 28, 2006:28-29.
Personal Correspondence with NPWHF.
No Place for A Woman: Maisie Young, 1912-2006 - VHS 100 - Published: 2006 - Author: Young
AHA (NT Branch). "Mayse Young Hall of Fame".
OpenAustralia Foundation. "House debates: Mayse Young OAM".
ABC. "Mayse Young farewelled in Darwin".
Territory Stories. “Tribute to Northern Territory Women, 17 October 2003”. accessed 14 October 2020.