Cocky Bennett, pictured here in 1914 at age 118, spent his first 78 years on a ship and died at the age of 120 at the Sea Breeze Hotel in Canterbury, NSW.
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“Imagine living from 1796 to 1916 and how much the world changed in that time.”
“Bless his heart. I want so badly to reach back in time to at least trim his beak. Just 1 snip…”
“78 years on a ship. Was there a swear word he didn’t know?”