WRIGHT, Ethel Daffodil
Also known as: née Sandford, Daff, Daffodil, Daphne
Born: 10/8/1900
Died: 1981
Special Achievements:Daffodil Wright was a pioneer woman on cattle stations in South Australia and Northern Territory. She lived remotely and in rudimentary conditions at Mount Dare with her parents in a dwelling made of halved river gum logs and corrugated roof. Water came from a windmill well. Horse and buggy were the only mode of transport. At Glen Helen she lived in a single room corrugated iron shed, two doors, no windows and a stone fireplace where she did not see another white woman for two years. She then decided to go mustering with her husband.
Daffodil and her husband Charlie started the first laundry in Alice Springs and laundered the troops' clothes during World War II. Interestingly, Daffodil's steam boiler from the laundry was sold locally to Cavenagh's cool drink factory. Daffodil ran a boarding house for young women from around 1949/50 to 1974.
Additional Information:As a teenager, Daffodil trained horses and entered dressage events in the Ororroo Show.
Resources
-
Image - Daffodil Wright
Image used with permission and taken from Reg Harris's book, Legendary Territorians, Harris Nominees Pty Ltd, 2007, page 61.
-
Document - DAFFODIL WRIGHT
Story used with permission and taken from Reg Harris's book, "Legendary Territorians," Harris Nominees Pty Ltd, 2007, pages 61-63.
-
Link - Mr GILES (Braitling): Madam Deputy Speaker, it comes to that time of the year when people are trying to find very good Christmas presents for friends and family. ...
Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory, 2010-11-30
-
Link - Jose given street name task
Moss, Dan. Jose given street name task. Centralian Advocate. October 13, 2009:7.
