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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.
ESO Correspondent for Portugal (since 2026)
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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