Fred Hiscocks

Ercildoune Frederick Hiscocks (born 1879, Sydney, New South Wales, death date unknown) was an Australian-born cartoonist who worked in New Zealand and England. He was commonly known as Fred Hiscocks and signed his work 'EFH'.^[1] He produced popular 'cartoon booklets' in the early 1900s and his cartoons appeared in the Christchurch Weekly Press (1902-1914), New Zealand Free Lance, the Citizen (1909), and the Critic (1899).^[2] During World War I he produced cartoons for the Chronicles of the NZEF.^[2] He joined the London Daily News in 1925.^[3]

In 1914, he was fined for assaulting the sub-editor of the Free Lance, Arthur Claude Geddis.^[4]

References[]

^ "Mystery New Zealand Cartoonists #1 UPDATE: John Cecil Hill". Pikitia Press. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Ercildoune Frederick Hiscocks (Fred) | New Zealand Cartoon Archive". www.cartoons.org.nz. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
^ Grant, Ian F. "2. – Cartooning – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
^ "Trouble over a cartoon". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 2 July 1914. Retrieved 28 February 2019.

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[1] "Mystery New Zealand Cartoonists #1 UPDATE: John Cecil Hill". Pikitia Press. Retrieved 28 February 2019.

[:0-2] "Ercildoune Frederick Hiscocks (Fred) | New Zealand Cartoon Archive". www.cartoons.org.nz. Retrieved 28 February 2019.

[3] Grant, Ian F. "2. – Cartooning – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 28 February 2019.

[4] "Trouble over a cartoon". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 2 July 1914. Retrieved 28 February 2019.

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