Ken Maynard (cartoonist) explained

Ken Maynard (born Albury, New South Wales in 1928 died 29 September 1998 Gold Coast, Queensland) was an Australian cartoonist.

Maynard had an older sister, Florence, and a younger brother, Thomas.

Originally a police officer, Maynard got his break as a cartoonist in 1958 contributing his Ettamogah Pub cartoons to the Australasian Post. They became a main feature of the magazine and his cartoons were run until its last edition.

These cartoons were the inspiration for a chain of Ettamogah Pubs throughout Australia. There are Ettamogah Pubs in Sydney, Albury-Wodonga, and Cunderdin.

Maynard died on 29 September 1998 due to liver cancer.

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