"And with Australia's flag shall fly
A spray of wattle-bough
To symbolise our unity —
We're all Australians now."

Poems: 100.best-poems.net/man-iron-bar...

✒️ #BanjoPaterson, Australian journalist, author, and poet, was #BOTD 17 February 1864. #Poetry

Banjo Paterson (1864-1941), Australian writer

Died #otd Banjo Paterson (1864-1941), Australian writer, 85 years ago today #BanjoPaterson life story...

Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong,
Under the shade of a coolibar tree,
And he sang as he sat and waited for his billy-boil,
You'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me.

allpoetry.com/A-B-Banjo-Pa...

✒️🇦🇺 Australian poet #BanjoPaterson passed away #OTD 5 February 1941. #Poetry

"Moving On" Banjo Paterson
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Australians all know Banjo Paterson (1864-1941), but his bush ballads and epic adventures. We forget his Boer war and WW1 experiences.

#poem #banjopaterson #australianliterature #fountainpensandink

She was part of her people's survival There is not much information on Fanny Hopkins. At a very young age, however, she was given the responsibility of one of Australia's most celebrated sons, when he was a baby. She was the nanny to Banj...

There is not much information on Fanny Hopkins, but she had a huge responsibility. #talesfromthegrave #australianhistory #history #banjopaterson
www.talesfromthegrave.org/post/she-was...

"And with Australia's flag shall fly
A spray of wattle-bough
To symbolise our unity —
We're all Australians now."

20 Poems: clatterymachinery.wordpress.com/2006/09/03/t...

✒️ #BanjoPaterson, Australian journalist, author, and poet, was #BOTD 17 February 1864. #Poetry

Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong,
Under the shade of a coolibar tree,
And he sang as he sat and waited for his billy-boil,
You'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me.

✒️🇦🇺 Australian poet #BanjoPaterson passed away #OTD 5 February 1941. #Poetry

#BookChallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.

One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 6
#BanjoPaterson

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#Books

Photo of Banjo Paterson

Waltzing Matilda is a tune that often accompanies Australia's national days of celebration or commemoration, but do you know its origins?

🎧 www.australianhistoriespodcast.com.au/69-waltzing-... 🎧

#WaltzingMatilda #AustralianStories #AustralianHistory #OzHist #HistoryPodcast #BanjoPaterson #Swagman