Career
Maynard had an older sister, Florence, and a younger brother, Thomas. Originally a police officer, Maynard got his break as a cartoonist in 1958 contributing his Ettamogah Public cartoons to the Australasian Post. They became a main feature of the magazine and his cartoons were run until its last edition
These cartoons were the inspiration for a chain of Ettamogah Pubs throughout Australia.
There are Ettamogah Pubs in Sydney, Albury-Wodonga, Sunshine Coast and Cunderdin. Maynard died on 29 September 1998 due to liver cancer.