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Ginger Meggs turns 100

n the 1920s, Australian cartoonist Jimmy Bancks created Ginger Meggs, a comic strip that followed the antics of a cheeky red-headed boy. This year, to celebrate the 100th anniversary to celebrate the lasting impact of the one and only Ginger Meggs.

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