World’s “oldest blogger” dies at 108

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Olive Riley, an Australian woman reputed to be the world's oldest blogger, has died at the age of 108.

Since beginning her blog in February 2007, Mrs Riley posted more than 70 entries about her life, detailing her experiences of living through two world wars and the Great Depression, as well as raising children in the Australian Outback and working as a cook and a barmaid.

Her great-grandson told newspapers that blogging had brought Mrs Riley into contact with people from around the world and had kept her mind fresh. Born in 1899, she died in a nursing home in Woywoy, New South Wales on 15 July.

"Our dear friend Olive Riley passed away peacefully... She will be mourned by thousands of internet friends and hundreds of descendants and other relatives," a note on her website -- http://worldsoldestblogger.blogspot.com -- said.