ABC regional manager during times of great upheaval We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss By Alison Grahame Normal text size The Newcastle Herald and Miners Advocate, as it was then called, printed the names of students who had passed the leaving, enabling employers to contact them and offer them a job. To his surprise, Charles was offered one as a bank clerk at the local Commonwealth Bank. He became one of the “men behind the wickets”, a wonderful description of bank tellers coined by one of his favourite comic writers, Stephen Leacock. ABC executive Charles Grahame (right) with presenter Wilfrid Thomas.