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    James Charles Bancks (10 May 1889 – 1 July 1952) was an Australian cartoonist best known for his comic strip Ginger Meggs. James Charles Bancks was born in...
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    Ginger first appeared in Us Fellers on 13 November 1921, drawn by Bancks. When Bancks died on 1 July 1952 from a heart attack, Ron Vivian took over the...
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    (2022) Scar Town (2023) Tristan Bancks' Webpage Tristan Bancks at IMDb Children's literature portal "Tristan Bancks". The Wheeler Centre. Archived from...
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  • in the British service Jimmy Bancks (1889–1952), Australian cartoonist John Bancks (1709–1751), English writer Tristan Bancks (born 1974), Australian...
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    Meggs, a comic-strip character created by the Australian cartoonist Jimmy Bancks. Bancks spent much time in the area around this park during his childhood...
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    by Rodney Adler for $13 million in c2002, then divided into 11 homes. Jimmy Bancks (1889–1952), the creator of Ginger Meggs, lived at Deloraine until 1...
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  • based on the Australian comic strip written by his late father-in-law Jimmy Bancks. On his first visit to Australia in 1969, he directed Hamlet in Melbourne...
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  • beaten in the second round by Slobodan Živojinović. Banck starting his coaching career with Jimmy Arias and later coached Aaron Krickstein. On the women's...
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  • best known as having drawn Ginger Meggs after the original creator, Jimmy Bancks died in 1952. Ronald Charles Vivian was born on 19 February 1914 in Sydney...
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    popular long-run Australian comic strip, was created in the early 1920s by Jimmy Bancks. The strip follows the escapades of a red-haired prepubescent mischief-maker...
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  • notable for producing the comic strip Ginger Meggs (originally created by Jimmy Bancks) between 1984 and 2007. James Kemsley was born in the Sydney suburb of...
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    Many artists contributed illustrations to The Bulletin, including: Jimmy Bancks Les Dixon Ambrose Dyson Will Dyson Albert Henry Fullwood Alexander George...
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    and Vera Pearce. Opening night jurors in Sydney included cartoonist Jimmy Bancks, tennis champion Jack Crawford, writer Ethel Knight Kelly, and attorneys...
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  • Ferdinand Bac  France 15 August 1859 18 November 1952 Writer, artist Jimmy Bancks  Australia 10 May 1889 1 July 1952 Cartoonist Ginger Meggs Bruno Barilli...
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  • (Pink Chickens, Raymondo Person, The Wraith). Marcelo Baez – (Diabla) Jimmy Bancks – (Ginger Meggs) Fil Barlow – (Inkspots, Zooniverse) Scott Beattie –...
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  • in the rival Sunday Times, the hugely popular Us Fellers, produced by Jimmy Bancks. Knox reportedly requested a "domestic strip" stating that "The Sunday...
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  • first Winter Swimming Club in Australia. First appearance of cartoonist Jimmy Bancks' character Ginger Meggs. 1922 Country Women's Association founded. State...
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    Wynne Davies. The 13 November 1921 saw the first issue of Us Fellas, by Jimmy Bancks, in the Sunbeams Page of the Sunday Sun, this comic strip introduced...
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  • Blue Mountain Melody Music Charles Zwar Lyrics Charles Zwar Book Jimmy Bancks Productions 1934 Sydney & Melbourne...
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  • orphaned dog who grows up in a Buddhist temple. Mike generic Ginger_Meggs Jimmy_Bancks Ginger's dog in the most widely syndicated Australian comic strip. Miles...
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  • league), English rugby league footballer of the 1970s for Doncaster Jimmy Bancks (1889–1952), Australian cartoonist best known for his comic strip Ginger...
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  • elected president. Jules Faber (elected president 2009) Alex Gurney Jimmy Bancks (1889–1952) – creator of Ginger Meggs Stanley Cross (1888–1977) – creator...
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    representative in London 1918–1921. Grover has been credited with "discovering" Jimmy Bancks, whose Us Fellers was first published in the "Sunbeams" section of the...
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  • an iconic Australian comic strip. Following the deaths of its creator Jimmy Bancks in 1952 and his replacement Ron Vivian in 1973, Emerson was one of several...
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    colour for the Sunday News supplement to compete with Us Fellers drawn by Jimmy Bancks for the rival Sydney Sunday Sun. Nicholls produced Fat and His Friends...
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  • makes its debut. It will run until 22 December 1984. November 13: In Jimmy Bancks' Us Fellers the character Ginger Meggs makes his debut. The series will...
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  • daughter Jessie Nita Tait (1908–1936) was married to the cartoonist Jimmy Bancks. He was considered one of the most colourful entrepreneurs in the history...
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  • comics artist (Spadger Isle, Bamboo Town), dies at age 67 or 68. July 1: Jimmy Bancks, Australian comics artist (Ginger Meggs), dies at age 63 from a heart...
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  • and illustrated by Frank Thorne Ginger by Jimmy Bancks Jungo by John Duncan (1954) Little Rodney by Jimmy Caborn (1937-1939) Napoleon and Uncle Elby...
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  • appearance, in a Sunday Sun comic strip "Us Fellers" drawn by cartoonist Jimmy Bancks. 30 December – Twelve-year-old Alma Tirtschke is raped and murdered in...
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