Bathurst centenarian Francie Morris has continued to defy the odds of the human condition, celebrating her 104th birthday on Monday.
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Ms Morris was born July 12, 1917, when World War One was still raging across Europe, Billy Hughes was Australia's prime minister and Russia was on the brink of a Bolshevik revolution.
John Bullock, Ms Morris' nephew, said she's the last child left of 10 and is remarkably self-sufficient for her age.
"Aunty Francie still lives at home, cooks her own meals and, while largely housebound these days, is still quite independent," Mr Bullock said.
"She hasn't drunk or smoked throughout her life, and can still remember things from 1928; I often forget what I did 20 minutes ago!"
Prior to COVID, Ms Morris was a regular at the Bathurst Golf Club, where she has a function room named after her, and she gave up her drivers licence at the age of 97.
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