Lum Loy
Chinese businesswoman in Darwin, Australia
About Lum Loy
Lived 1884 – 1980 (aged 96). Lum Loy was a Chinese.
Lum Loy (born Lee Lim See, Loy married a mining engineer Lum Loy, and together they moved to Pine Creek. They had one daughter named Lizzie Yook.
Life in Darwin
After the death of her husband in 1918, Lee Toy Kim moved back to Darwin. She established a mango plantation in Fannie Bay. After selling the plantation in 1935, Loy and her daughter ran a cafe in central Darwin. She purchased a block in Stuart Park where she started a chicken farm.
Loy died on 20 August 1980 at the age of 96. Her funeral in 1980 was reportedly one of the biggest and longest in Darwin's history. He great grandson Roland Chin said that "here were people lining the roads to pay respects to her".
She is buried in the Gardens Road Cemetery.
Lum Loy Lane in Gungahlin, a suburb in Canberra, was named for her in 2003.
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Lum Loy?
Chinese businesswoman in Darwin, Australia
When was Lum Loy born?
Lum Loy was born on 26 February 1884 in Shiqi Subdistrict.
When did Lum Loy die?
Lum Loy died on 20 August 1980.
What nationality was Lum Loy?
Lum Loy was Chinese.
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