Paul Rigby

Rigby was a gunner-armourer in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II from 1942 to 1946, serving primarily in bombers in North Africa and Europe.

[2] From 1949 his work coincided with that of topical columnist Bernie Kirwan Ward on the back page of the Daily News.

[2] Rigby also contributed work to the News of the World, the German Springer Group and the U.S. National Star.

In much the same way that Al Hirschfeld concealed the name "NINA" in his own drawings, Rigby usually included hard-to-find images of a tiny dog and a small boy (referred to as "the urchin") somewhere in his cartoons.

[8] People working in Perth's media began limp falling while drinking at the Palace Hotel (to the bemusement of other patrons).

[2] Rigby and his wife had retired to Margaret River, Western Australia in 2003, where they established a gallery and studio.