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John Vivian Fitzhenry Lusby (1913–1980), known as "Jack", was an Australian cartoonist, journalist and short story writer who served as a pilot in the Royal Australian Airforce during

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Career and works

Lusby was born at Drummoyne in Sydney in 1913. His parents were John Lusby and Caroline Lusby (née Fitzhenry), who had six children, of whom he was the eldest: John, Maurice, Gwenyth, Robert, Judith and Elizabeth. His father was a school teacher, whose job kept the family moving from country town to country town until they settled in Sydney in time for the Great Depression. Lusby's cartoons appeared in '' The Bulletin'' from around 1936 and he worked as cartoonist for Brisbane's ''

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'' from 1945–51. He also contributed works to the '' Minties moments'' series. His early short stories appeared in '' Smith’s Weekly'' and '' The Bulletin'' under the pseudonym, 'Freddie'. His stories were later republished in anthologies such as ''Coast to Coast'', 1959–60; ''The Bulletin Christmas Edition'', 1958; ''The Penguin Book of Australian Short Stories'' (Vol 2); ''Selected Australian Stories'' (1963); ''Australian Short Stories'', Second Series (1963); and ''Short Stories from the Second World War'' (1982).

War service

Lusby enlisted in the Royal Australian Airforce in 1941, was posted with the No. 3 Squadron RAAF to fight in North Africa and Middle East, and was 'loaned out' to No. 458 Squadron. During the war, Lusby married his wife Sheila. His war journal was published online in 2012 by the 3 Squadron Association. His siblings also gave distinguished service in the war effort: brother Maurice Lusby was sent to Washington and London as Australian Scientific Research Liaison Officer. Sister Gwen commanded the Medical Division at Concord Military Hospital - one of the first women Majors in the Australian Army. Youngest brother Robert Lusby was captured with the 2/30th Battalion at Singapore and died on the

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The Canberra Times; June 28, 2022

Selected works

Jack's War: A Pilot's World War II Journal
by Jack Lusby, published by Maria Simms, 2012 *
Thumb’s Up by Jack Lusby''
published in Sydney by Frank Johnson in 1941. *
Grin with Jack Lusby
' published in Sydney by Frank Johnson in 1945. *''The Penguin Book of Australian Short Stories'' (Vol 2)

References

External links

Jack Lusby bio
on Design & Art Australia Online.
Jack Lusby on Trove
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lusby, Jack 1913 births 1980 deaths Australian cartoonists Australian comics artists

Career and works

War service

Selected works

See also

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