Maitland pioneer Edith McDonald, Australia's seventh oldest woman, passed away on Monday aged 109

By Donna Sharpe
December 23 2016 - 9:00am
FAREWELL: Edith McDonald was a true Maitland pioneer. Sadly she passed away on Monday aged 109.
FAREWELL: Edith McDonald was a true Maitland pioneer. Sadly she passed away on Monday aged 109.

When Edith McDonald was born in Maitland in 1907 the average life expectancy was 47 years, only 14 per cent of homes had a bath tub and the average Aussie wage was two pounds and two shillings a week.

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