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Olive Riley, World's Oldest Blogger 1899-2008

By Miss Cellania in Blog & Internet on Jul 14, 2008 at 3:05 pm



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We posted about Australian blogger Olive Riley last year. She was 107 years old when she started her blog, The Life of Riley. Olive was 108 when she died Saturday in a nursing home. Link to story. Link to blog. -via Geek Like Me

Olive Returns to Broken Hill


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In this excerpt from the film All About Olive, a documentary by Mike Rubbo about the life of Olive Riley, she recounts a childhood fight and shows us she can still dance at age 104.


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  1. "A.J."
    Jul 14th, 2008 at 9:45 pm

    Centenarian Blogger? Keep on keepin' on grandma!
    Oh wait...

  2. Ali S.
    Jul 14th, 2008 at 10:11 pm

    I always thought the oldest blogger was that old fellow who recounted his days as a soldier during WW1 or was it WW2?

  3. LH
    Jul 14th, 2008 at 11:41 pm

    Amazing! Unfortunately I never knew about her.

  4. Dani
    Jul 15th, 2008 at 1:43 am

    "Do you remember your first time in a car?"
    "No."

    lol... Honest. :] We'll miss you Olive Riley!

  5. nate
    Jul 15th, 2008 at 8:16 am

    I was fortunate enough to send her my wishes last year and she replied! She had an amazing blog/life and she will be missed.

  6. Viola
    Jul 15th, 2008 at 11:09 am

    I never knew about her! Damnit. I would have loved to chat with her.

  7. Tiny Dancer
    Jul 15th, 2008 at 12:28 pm

    I looked in on her once, but never took the time to explore the blog further. Damn. And that second video needs a warning for the end part, I needed a box of Kleenex! Good on ya, Ollie, one Aussie to another.

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