Myrtle Jones (born April 18, 1897) is a supercentenarian and, at age 110, the second-oldest living person in Australia. She is also one of the 70 oldest living persons in the world.
Born in Melbourne, Myrtle had three sons and a daughter, and now boasts 44 grand-children and great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren. She celebrated her 100th birthday fulfilling a lifelong ambition with a ride on a fire truck. Jones said her secret for healthy living and a long life is "an onion a day to keep a cold away, an apple a day to keep the doctor away and to refrain from drinking alcohol".
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