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07/09/2026 9:44 am
Australia’s oldest woman Lorna Henstridge dies at 112 after weeks-long health battle
South Australia is mourning the loss of Lorna Henstridge, the nation’s oldest woman, who died in hospital after a weeks-long battle with pneumonia.
Lorna was born in 1914 in Bute on SA’s Yorke Peninsula — the same year World War I began — and celebrated her 112th birthday on June 6 of this year.
She lived through two world wars, two global pandemics and 26 Australian prime ministers. She also saw five monarchs take the throne in the UK with George V, Edward VIII, George VI, Elizabeth II and Charles III all serving during her lifetime.
Rest in peace.
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07/09/2026 9:47 am
R.I.P. Ms. Henstridge.
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When the young commander of the guard declared his love for her, she rejected him simply because his frivolity startled her. "See how simple he is," she told Amaranta. "He says that he’s dying because of me, as if I were a bad case of colic."
-One Hundred Years of Solitude
07/09/2026 12:53 pm
This TikTok video confirms her date of death as today (7 September 2026): https://www.tiktok.com/@7newsadelaide/video/7682738231393144084
Her final age is 112 years, 93 days.
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08/09/2026 8:20 am
https://longeviquest.com/2026/09/lorna-henstridge-australias-oldest-woman-dies-at-112/
Lorna Henstridge, Australia’s Oldest Woman, Dies at 112
Lorna Henstridge, the oldest living woman in Australia, and the nation’s second-oldest resident, passed away today in Bordertown, South Australia, at the age of 112 years, 93 days.
Lorna Henstridge was born in Adelaide, South Australia, on 6 June 1914, as one of three siblings. She grew up on her parents’ farm near Bute and later moved to Adelaide for schooling. When she started school, her father would ride with her on horseback to the train station, where she would then catch the train to school. Later, she moved to Adelaide to live with her grandmother, attending Unley School and then St Peter’s Girls’ School.
During World War II, she met her husband while working at a library for soldiers, and they married in January 1945. The couple had three children: Jennie, Carolyn, and David, and lived in Victor Harbor and Keith, where they ran a menswear store and enjoyed golf.
On 18 May 2024, shortly before her 110th birthday, she became the oldest known living woman in Australia, following the passing of Marija Ruljančić. At the time of her passing, Henstridge was the second-oldest person in Australia, following Ken Weeks of New South Wales.
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