Molly Courts

In 1955 Molly arrived in the Territory and married Basil John Courts, a police officer, at Alice Springs in 1956. She found herself out at Harts Range and Hatches Creek while her husband relieved at the police stations. The Courts spent five years at Wave Hill, where Molly had two daughters and one son, she assisted in the opening of the Wave Hill School she taught cooking and sewing. The family transferred to Darwin in 1962 where Molly became an active member of the Country Women Association CWA and the Stuart Park Pre-School. In 1964 the family were transferred to Tennant Creek and their second son was born. Molly became involved on the Tennant Creek Pre-School committee as a president and member. She rejoined the CWA holding the positions of president, secretary and treasurer over a twenty year period. With other CWA members, Molly and was a prime mover behind coping with the rush of evacuees after Cyclone Tracy in Darwin in 1974. She participated in launching the Tennant Creek Art Show in 1977. Molly was also a member on the Tennant Creek Hospital board where she helped start the Tennant Creek Nursing Home, while helping her husband run a supermarket, jewellery and souvenir centre she raised her family.Community Servic