TRENT OF THE TERRITORY 2 by Eric Jolliffe, self-published in 1946 (estimated). Trent of the Territory is a lesser-known work of Jolliffe, who is best known for single panel vignettes set in the outback – the series Saltbush Bill, depicting life on a farm, and Witchetty’s Tribe, featuring Aboriginal Australians. This comic shows Joliffe in a narrative form, telling an adventure rather than the more humorous tone of his single panel work. Joliffe’s Trent features in his two-issues series, and earlier short pieces in various one-off anthologies. Note: the inside of the front and back covers were published as blank pages, and haven’t been scanned for this upload. There is more information about this book at the bottom of the page
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I've just had a quick scan so far, Downunder Dan, but it looks like an interesting tale. I'll put it on my to-do list. I didn't know Joliffe had done these.
By Robb_K
What a great find of this rare book. I wonder why the library gave it away (or was it just scanned there?). I LOVE Jolliffe's intricate, but stylised artwork, and his nostalgic look at The Outback during our parents' and grandparents' time. I've learned a lot of Aussie Outback/rural slang from that period, from him. Thanks for this great upload, Dan.
By Downunder Dan
Eric Jolliffe was born in Portsmouth in the United Kingdom, but moved to Australia when his family emigrated - he was 4 years of age at that time. Raised mostly in Sydney, Jolliffe left school and home aged 15 to pursue a life in outback Australia, earning a living as a boundary rider, trapper and shearer for six years. Returning to Sydney, he learned to draw and started submitting work to magazines, while also working as a window cleaner. While most of his cartoons were fejected, eventually he hit upon success - but was interrupted by military service for World War 2, spending his enlisted years as a camouflage officer in the Northern Territory, again exposed to living in the outback. After the war ended, he returned to cartooning with some work in comics, working for Frank Johnson, Syd Nicholls, and even self-publishing. But it was his single-panel work in series like Saltbush Biull and Witchetty's Tribe that made his name and earned his living through art. Saltbush Bill, for example ran for around 50 years. Joliffe also returned to self-publishing, with a magazine called Joliffe's Outback, which gave him greater control over his work than relying on magazines to publish it. Jolliffe was bestowed a medal in the Order of Australia for services to art as a cartoonist and illustator.
By narfstar
Thanks for providing such fun stuff Dan
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