Happy 100th Birthday Annie Miller

31 July 2019

As today is the day we celebrate Scottish women having special birthdays, I congratulate Annie Miller on turning 100 on 24 July. Last Thursday I had the pleasure of joining Annie and her family and friends for a morning tea to celebrate her milestone birthday. Annie was born in Dundee, Scotland, and lived in a small town near St Andrews Beach Golf Course. Sadly, her father passed away before she was born, but she still carries a small postage stamp-sized photo of him. The family left Scotland in 1927 and sailed to Australia, where they joined relatives in Cessnock. In 1947 Annie married Bill Miller, acoalminer, and they had two children, Gail and Bruce. The family settled in Lake Macquarie and spent holidays in Forster, enjoying fishing and prawning. The family relayed a wonderful story of Annie hooking a Volkswagen Beetle when her cast went astray while fishing from their boat. Annie is a beautiful woman and I thank her family for including me in her wonderful celebration.