00:00Lois Whistler is the oldest resident of Lord Howe Island.
00:16This volcanic speck in the middle of the Tasman Sea has a human history spanning just 190
00:23years.
00:24On her birthday this November, Mrs Whistler will have seen 100 of them.
00:30It's a delicate question, I'm 99, I hate it, I hate the thought of it, too old, too old.
00:40Mrs Whistler still contributes to her close-knit community and to the island's World Heritage
00:45listed environment, sewing boomerang bags for tourists to use.
00:50A century on her beloved island paradise, with fond memories of a carefree childhood,
00:56raising her own family and the famous flying boats that put Lord Howe on the map.
01:01Oh, it's just so beautiful, Lord Howe, so beautiful, everything about it.
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