J Ah Toy & Co, Darwin

A general store (J Ah Toy & Co.) opened by Jimmy Ah Toy in Kunckey Street, Darwin in 1947.

Ah Toy store, Darwin

Image Courtesy of: Territory Stories

Jimmy Ah Toy operated Ah Toy's Store in Pine Creet since 1935. After the war, Jimmy and Lily returned to Pine Creek in 1945 and continued running Ah Toy's Store in Pine Creek. In 1947, Jimmy opened another store in Darwin while Lily and his children stayed in Pine Creek. Jimmy travelled fortnightly between Darwin and Pine Creek. In 1974, the store was badly damaged by Cyclone Tracy. Later the site was occupied by Murray Oakley's whitegoods retail business.

Source: Northern Territory Dictionary of Biography (Charles Darwin University Press) https://dcarment.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/ntdictionaryofbiography.pdf