Mavis Taylor
Australian humanitarian
About Mavis Taylor
Lived 1915 – 2007 (aged 91–92). Mavis Taylor was an Australian humanitarian.
Mavis Taylor (1914 – 17 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.
Life Mrs Taylor was born in Richmond, Victoria in 1914 At 16 she moved to Yarrawonga in Victoria, Australia. In Yarrawonga, she married Thomas William Lloyd Taylor (born Yarrawonga 1913), raised 9 children, and established a clothesmaking and haberdashery business. By 2004 she had personally organised 21 shipping containers of practical aid, including stock from her own business and had set up 23 sewing centres providing employment for East Timorese with major funding she provided.
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Who was Mavis Taylor?
Australian humanitarian
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Mavis Taylor was born in 1915.
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Mavis Taylor died on 14 March 2007.
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Mavis Taylor was a humanitarian.
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Mavis Taylor was Australian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Mavis Taylor. https://biography.guide/mavis-taylor/
MLA: "Mavis Taylor." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/mavis-taylor/.
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