World’s Oldest Blogger Olive Riley Died
July 16, 2008 by Shanker Bakshi
Filed under Blogging
I want to be Olive Riley; I also want to do blogging till my last breath and want to die being a blogger, blogging and writing posts for Shanker Bakshi dot Com.
Olive Riley, a lady from Australia, who died at the age of 108 on July 13, was considered to be the world oldest blogger. It’s interesting to see that she was introduced to blogging at the age of 106 by one of his friend Mike Rubbo. Here is the excerpt from her first post.
Good Morning everyone, my name is Olive Riley. I live in Australia near Sydney. I was born in Broken Hill on Oct. 20th 1899.Broken Hill is a mining town, far away in the centre of Australia. My Friend, Mike, has arranged this blog for me. He is doing the typing and I am telling the stories. He thinks it’s a good idea to tell what’s going on.
Riley who used to pronounce blog as “blob” posted videos, including clips of her singing songs. Born in the outback town of Broken Hill on October 20 1899, she lived through two world wars and raised three children while doing various jobs, including ranch cook and barmaid. Riley had established a nice communication with the readers from around the world which helping keep her mind fresh.
In her final post from the town of Woy Woy, she wrote:
I can’t believe I’ve been here in this nursing home for more than a week. How the days have flown, even though I’ve been in bed most the time. I still feel weak, and can’t shake off that bad cough. I’ve never been treated so well in all my life. The nurses can’t do enough for me.
She began her blog The Life of Riley in February 2007 at the age of 107 and made her final post on June 26, 2008. Complaining of a cough about two weeks before she died at the age of 108. She had posted over 70 entries.
Here is her Blog The Life of Olive Riley
Adieu Riley – We will pray for your soul to rest in peace.
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I pray she rests in peace – Its great to see how blogging becomes an integral part of some people’s life (Olive Riley, and people like us) …
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May God bless her soul
i wish to have a friend like Mike Rubbo. how was doing all the hard work for his old friend which is quite unusual these days
thanx for bringing it in light Shanker
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Really amazing how this woman despite of her age had learned the world of blogging. She was lucky to have a friend who stood by her side all her life, even do the blogging for her. May her soul rest in peace…
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amazing soul power. thanks for sharing.
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