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John Paterson (uncle) Signature. Andrew Barton " Banjo " Paterson, CBE (17 February 1864 – 5 February 1941) was an Australian bush poet, journalist and author, widely considered one of the greatest writers of Australia's colonial period. [1]
Banjo Paterson (born February 17, 1864, Narrambla, New South Wales, Australia—died February 5, 1941, Sydney) was an Australian poet and journalist noted for his composition of the internationally famous song “ Waltzing Matilda.”. He achieved great popular success in Australia with The Man from Snowy River and Other Verses (1895), which ...
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Andrew Barton (Banjo) Paterson (1864-1941), poet, solicitor, journalist, war correspondent and soldier, was born on 17 February 1864 at Narrambla near Orange, New South Wales, eldest of seven children of Andrew Bogle Paterson (d.1889), grazier, and his native-born wife Rose Isabella, daughter of Robert Barton of Boree Nyrang station, near Orange.
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Andrew Barton ‘Banjo’ Paterson (1864-1941) was an Australian ‘bush poet’, born near Orange in New South Wales to a Scottish father and Australian-born mother. His poems are best read aloud, as all true ballads are (or even sung, as the most famous Banjo Paterson poem is – and we’ll come to that in due course).
The A.B. Paterson College in Australia is named in his honor. Personal Life & Legacy. Banjo Paterson was married to Alice Emily Walker on April 8, 1903. A year later, she gave birth to a little girl, Grace. Just two short years after that, Paterson’s legacy was continued through the birth of his son, Hugh.
Feb 21, 2022 · Banjo Paterson was an Australian writer and a poet, most famous for writing 'Waltzing Matilda' and 'The Man From Snowy River'.
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This week Bronwyn discusses who A.B. ‘Banjo’ Paterson was behind the words. As well as being a lawyer and poet, he was a husband and father, and the collection includes some of his personal letters to members of his family and a selection of candid family photographs. The National Library of Australia is proud to be the custodian of the ...
