AUSTIN
Maisie
22 May 1949 —
AKA: Maisie Adams
Aboriginal or Torrest Stait Islander: Yes
Additional Information
Special Achievements
Maisie Austin was the first woman in the Northern Territory to become an Associate of the Australian Insurance Institute (1977). During the 1970s, Maisie started work for an insurance loss adjusting company and within a couple of years became manager. To do her position justice, she studied for an associateship with the Australian Insurance Institute. As there were no local facilities in Darwin, Maisie completed the three year course by ordering the textbooks and teaching herself. She passed all subjects to become the first female in the Northern Territory -- and one of the few in Australia -- to gain an associateship.
Maisie is also a very accomplished sportswoman. She was the first woman president of the Darwin Basketball Association (1984); the first Northern Territory woman nationally accredited Level 2 basketball coach (1993); and the first woman president of the Northern Territory Basketball Association (1995).
In 1993, Maisie was awarded an Order of Australia medal for her contribution to sport.
Resources
Image - Maisie Austin
Image courtesy of Maisie Austin, NPWHF collection
Image - Maisie Austin, Sportswoman
Image courtesy of Maisie Austin, NPWHF collection
Link - Maisie Austin
Territory Stories
Link - Maisie Austin
Women's Network
Image - Maisie Austin receiving the Order of Australia Medal from His Honour the Administrator Austin Asche
Image courtesy of Maisie Austin, NPWHF collection
Image - Maisie Austin, finalist Telstra Business Women's Awards
Image courtesy of Maisie Austin, NPWHF collection
Image - Maisie Austin, Chairperson, Women in Sport and Recreation with the Minister for Sport Steve Hatton MLA
Image courtesy of Maisie Austin, NPWHF collection
Image - Maisie Austin, Chairperson, Women in Sport and Recreation accepting the Prime Minister's National Gold Award for Women and Sport
Image courtesy of Maisie Austin, NPWHF collection
Maisie Austin wrote the book The Quality of Life: Reflection of Life in Darwin Post-War Years, Colemans Printing, Darwin, 1993.
