Dexter Kruger was born 13th January 1910 in Nundah, Brisbane and grew up on the family farm in Kilcoy. He moved to Linville, then Nanango before moving further west to Roma, where he continued to work on the land. He married Gladys in 1942. Dexter worked well into his 90s and began writing books at aged 86 following the death of Gladys. His life has been documented in a series of 12 books written with the help of his long time friend and secretary Janet Rowlings. The memoirs comprising 300 documents capture a century of change. Dexter Kruger passed away at the age of 111, 188 days after celebrating the milestone of becoming Australia’s oldest man.
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Alice Sippel, Dexter Kruger. Somerset Stories, accessed 01/04/2026, https://somerset.recollect.net.au/nodes/view/131
