James “Jimmy” Bancks now has a historical plaque dedicated to him in Sydney!
James Bancks, the creator of Ginger Meggs, now has a historical plaque dedicated to him!
The 41st plaque in our Historical Plaque Scheme was unveiled this morning at a ceremony at Woollahra Libraries attended by Councillor Richard Shields, Councillor Mary-Lou Jarvis, Kellie Sloane - Member for Vaucluse, Bancks' descendants, cartoonists and Library local history staff.
Bancks, who lived and worked in Point Piper after leaving school at 14, created Ginger Meggs in the early 1920s. It went on to become Australia’s longest-running and most popular comic strip. The little redhead troublemaker went international too - appearing in hundreds of newspapers in over 30 countries.
Bancks died at his home, Winslow, in 1952, with an unfinished drawing of Meggs lying on his desk. But the strip has lived on, drawn by a series of artists. The plaque has been installed at 5 Wentworth Place, Point Piper.
