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100 years, 25 birthdays

WHEN 25 makes a century… Anne Crooks turned 100 on Saturday but being born on Leap Day means she hasn’t celebrated her birthday that often. Picture: LEESA COOK 200227kh01-03
Chalpat Sonti

ANNE Crooks might have just become Glenelg Shire’s newest centenarian, but she’s shares something in common with those one-quarter her age.

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