Rita Mills

Rita Mills
Rita Mills
Born	1934; Naghir Island, Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia
Died	2004; Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Genres	Folk
Years active	1975 – 2001

Rita Mills (1934 – 2004) was an Australian singer from the Torres Strait Islands. She was part of the Mills Sisters with her sisters Cessa and Ina.^[1] She was born in 1934 on Naghir Island in Torres Strait.^[2] She lived on Thursday Island and during World War II was temporarily evacuated to the mainland. After she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2000 she moved to Cairns,^[3] retiring in 2001^[4] and she died in 2004.^[5]

Discography

Blue Mountain (1999)
Mata Nice (2001)

References

^ Baker, Jordan (28 March 2003). "Better late than never for Uncle Seaman". General News. Australian Associated Press.
^ Stewart, Paul (11 March 2001). "Rita calls it a day, at last". Sunday Herald Sun.
^ Pryor, Cathy (8 September 2001). "Northern Delights". The Australian.
^ "Sunnies select Cairns". Cairns Post. 31 August 2001.
^ Connolly, Steve (13 December 2004). "Trailblazer sang Torres on to map". The Australian.

[1] Baker, Jordan (28 March 2003). "Better late than never for Uncle Seaman". General News. Australian Associated Press.

[2] Stewart, Paul (11 March 2001). "Rita calls it a day, at last". Sunday Herald Sun.

[3] Pryor, Cathy (8 September 2001). "Northern Delights". The Australian.

[4] "Sunnies select Cairns". Cairns Post. 31 August 2001.

[5] Connolly, Steve (13 December 2004). "Trailblazer sang Torres on to map". The Australian.

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