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Banjo Paterson (Andrew Barton)

February 17, 1864 - February 5, 1941


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Poem TitleFirst LinesPeriod# Lines# Reads
1: "Ave Caesar" Long ago the Gladiators, 1904 32908
2: "He Giveth His Beloved Sleep" The long day passes with its load of sorrow: 1902 24825
3: "Shouting" For A Camel It was over at Coolgardie that a mining speculator, 1896 28950
4: "We're All Australians Now" Australia takes her pen in hand 1915 56867
5: A Ballad Of Ducks The railway rattled and roared and swung 1917 772013
6: A Bunch Of Roses Roses ruddy and roses white, 1894 251454
7: A Bush Christening On the outer Barcoo where the churches are few, 1893 481440
8: A Bush Lawyer When Ironbark the turtle came to Anthony's lagoon 1933 351285
9: A Bushman's Song I'm traveling down the Castlereagh, and I'm a station-hand, 1892 401281
10: A Change Of Menu Now the new chum loaded his three-nought-three, 1933 421306
11: A Disqualified Jockey's Story You see, the thing was this way, there was me, 1898 85789
12: A Dog's Mistake He had drifted in among us as a straw drifts with the tide, 1933 201203
13: A Dream Of The Melbourne Cup Bring me a quart of colonial beer 1886 911162
14: A Job For McGuinness Oh, it's dreadful to think in a country like this 1923 161196
15: A Motor Courtship Into her presence he gaily pranced, 1906 34900
16: A Mountain Station I bought a run a while ago 1891 481101
17: A National Song For Australia Felix Dark over the face of Nature sublime! 30509
18: A Nervous Governor-General We read in the press that Lord Northcote is here 1904 32838
19: A Rule Of The A.J.C. Come all ye bold trainers attend to my song, 1899 32827
20: A Singer Of The Bush There is a waving of grass in the breeze 1917 161190
21: A Song Of The Pen Not for the love of women toil we, we of the craft, 1917 161143
22: A Thousand Miles Away Hurrah for the Roma railway! Hurrah for Cobb and Co., 22522
23: A Triolet Of all the sickly forms of verse, 1894 81175
24: A Voice From The Town I thought, in the days of the droving, 1894 721054
25: A Walgett Episode The sun strikes down with a blinding glare; 1902 48792
26: Ambition And Art I am the maid of the lustrous eyes 1894 651188
27: An Answer to Various Bards Well, I've waited mighty patient while they all came rolling in, 641028
28: An Emu Hunt West of Dubbo the west begins 1933 351079
29: An Evening In Dandaloo It was while we held our races, 1891 77962
30: An Idyll Of Dandaloo On Western plains, where shade is not, 1889 841083
31: Another Fall Of Rain The weather had been sultry for a fortnight’s time or more, 30469
32: Anthony Considine Out in the wastes of the West countrie, 1902 461119
33: Any Other Time All of us play our very best game, 1902 401218
34: As Long As Your Eyes Are Blue Will you love me, sweet, when my hair is grey 1891 201041
35: At The Melting Of The Snow There's a sunny Southern land, 1917 241168
36: Australia Today 1916 They came from the lower levels 1916 68864
37: Australian Scenery The Mountains A land of sombre, silent hills, where mountain cattle go 1933 201215
38: Been There Before There came a stranger to Walgett town, 1891 24818
39: Behind The Scenes The actor struts his little hour, 1893 24889
40: Benjamin Bandicoot If you walk in the bush at night, 1933 24864
41: Billy Barlow In Australia When I was at home I was down on my luck, 96510
42: Black Harry's Team No soft-skinned Durham steers are they, 1933 48804
43: Black Swans As I lie at rest on a patch of clover 1893 64873
44: Bold Jack Donahoo In Dublin town I was brought up, in that city of great fame 38466
45: Boots We've travelled per Joe Gardiner, a humping of our swag 1919 24940
46: Bottle-O! I ain't the kind of bloke as takes to any steady job; 1899 28863
47: Bourke’s Dream Lonely and sadly one night in November 44387
48: Bringing Home The Cows Shadows of the twilight falling 32426
49: Brumby's Run It lies beyond the Western Pines 1895 40809
50: Buffalo Country Out where the grey streams glide, 1933 35833
51: By The Grey Gulf-Water Far to the Northward there lies a land, 1897 36812
52: Camouflage Beside the bare and beaten track of travelling flocks and herds 1933 20859
53: Cassidy's Epitaph Here lies a bloke who's just gone West, 1919 32859
54: Clancy Of The Overflow I had written him a letter which I had, for want of better 1889 32857
55: Colonial Experience When first I came to Sydney Cove 46415
56: Come-By-Chance As I pondered very weary o'er a volume long and dreary, 1891 32925
57: Commandeering Our hero was a Tommy with a conscience free from care, 1900 241032
58: Conroy's Gap This was the way of it, don't you know, 1890 144745
59: Daylight Is Dying The daylight is dying 52767
60: Do They Know? Do they know? At the turn to the straight 1902 24893
61: Driver Smith Twas Driver Smith of Battery A was anxious to see a fight; 1899 56768
62: Dwell Not With Me Dwell, not with me, 16424
63: El Mahdi To The Australian Troops And wherefore have they come, this warlike band, 1885 24807
64: Father Riley's Horse Twas the horse thief, Andy Regan, that was hunted like a dog 1899 112815
65: Fed Up I ain't a timid man at all, I'm just as brave as most, 1900 26794
66: Flash Jack From Gundagai I’ve shore at Burrabogie, and I’ve shore at Toganmain, 22446
67: Flying Squirrels On the rugged water shed 1933 251088
68: Frogs In Chorus The chorus frogs in the big lagoon 1933 301056
69: Frying Pan's Theology Snowflakes are falling 1893 24990
70: Fur And Feathers The emus formed a football team 1933 401124
71: Gilhooley's Estate Oh, Mr Gilhooley he turned up his toes, 1890 401007
72: Gone Down To the voters of Glen Innes 'twas O'Sullivan that went, 1903 24840
73: Hard Luck I left the course, and by my side 1902 281072
74: Hawker, the Standard Bearer The grey gull sat on a floating whale, 1919 511013
75: Hawking Now, shut your mouths, you loafers all, 49418
76: Hay And Hell And Booligal You come and see me, boys," he said; 1896 541027
77: High Explosive Twas the dingo pup to his dam that said, 1933 161035
78: How Gilbert Died There's never a stone at the sleeper's head, 1894 901098
79: How M'Ginnis Went Missing Let us cease our idle chatter, 1889 281049
80: How The Favourite Beat Us Aye," said the boozer, "I tell you it's true, sir, 1894 481039
81: Immigration Now Jordan’s land of promise is the burden of my song. 20657
82: In Defence Of The Bush So you're back from up the country, Mister Lawson, where you went, 1892 401078
83: In Re A Gentleman, One We see it each day in the paper, 1889 481009
84: In The Droving Days Only a pound," said the auctioneer, 1891 941123
85: In The Stable What! you don't like him; well, maybe, we all have our fancies, of course: 1902 70782
86: Investigating Flora Twas in scientific circles 1899 124807
87: It's Grand It's grand to be a squatter 1902 44772
88: It’s Only A Way He’s Got No doubt the saying’s all abroad, 65394
89: Jim Carew Born of a thoroughbred English race, 1895 481092
90: Jimmy Dooley's Army There's a dashin' sort of boy 1923 361050
91: Jimmy Sago, Jackaroo If you want a situation, I’ll just tell you the plan 23359
92: Jock There's a soldier that's been doing of his share 1902 31786
93: John Gilbert (Bushranger) John Gilbert was a bushranger of terrible renown, 34461
94: Johnny Boer Men fight all shapes and sizes as the racing horses run, 1900 36826
95: Johnson's Antidote Down along the Snakebite River where the overlanders camp, 1895 721020
96: Last Week Oh, the new-chum went to the backblock run, 1893 281029
97: Lost He ought to be home," said the old man, "without there's something amiss. 1887 361063
98: Macbreath Here, I'll sit in the midst. 1904 108913
99: Morgan's Dog Morgan the drover explained, 1933 321217
100: Moving On In this war we're always moving, 1918 161074
101: Mulga Bill's Bicycle Twas Mulga Bill, from Eaglehawk, that caught the cycling craze; 1896 381033
102: Mulga Bill's Bicycle Twas Mulga Bill, from Eaglehawk, that caught the cycling craze; 38484
103: Mulligan's Mare Oh, Mulligan's bar was the deuce of a place 1889 721211
104: Mustering Song The boss last night in the hut did say 58394
105: My Mate Bill That’s his saddle on the tie-beam, 68424
106: My Religion Let Romanists all at the Confessional kneel, 25405
107: Not On It The new chum's polo pony was the smartest pony yet, 1917 121119
108: Now Listen To Me And I'll Tell You My Views Now listen to me and I'll tell you my views concerning the African war, 1902 22763
109: Old Australian Ways The London lights are far abeam 1902 721043
110: Old Man Platypus Far from the trouble and toil of town, 1933 25942
111: Old Pardon, The Son Of Reprieve You never heard tell of the story? 1888 200968
112: Old Schooldays Awake, of Muse, the echoes of a day 1907 52784
113: On Kiley's Run The roving breezes come and go 1890 1121198
114: On The Road To Gundagai Oh, we started down from Roto when the sheds had all cut out. 26462
115: On The Trek Oh, the weary, weary journey on the trek, day after day, 1902 24801
116: Only A Jockey Out in the grey cheerless chill of the morning light, 1887 40963
117: Opening Of The Railway Line The opening of the railway line… 8905
118: Our Mat It came from the prison this morning, 1887 361026
119: Our New Horse The boys had come back from the races 1890 144999
120: Our Own Flag They mustered us up with a royal din, 20959
121: Out Of Sight They held a polo meeting at a little country town, 1896 16986
122: Over The Range Little bush maiden, wondering-eyed, 1887 321046
123: Paddy Malone In Australia Och! my name’s Pat Malone, and I’m from Tipperary. 61486
124: Paddy’s Letter, 1857 I’ve had all sorts of luck, sometimes bad, sometimes better, 44454
125: Pioneers They came of bold and roving stock that would not fixed abide; 1896 16960
126: Policeman G. To Policeman G. the Inspector said: 1903 30740
127: Prelude - From The Man From Snowy River And Other Verses I have gathered these stories afar 1895 161027
128: Reconstruction - From A Farmer's Point Of View So, the bank has bust it's boiler! And in six or seven year 1893 361076
129: Riders In The Stand There's some that ride the Robbo style, and bump at every stride; 1903 16725
130: Right In Front Of The Army Where 'ave you been this week or more, 1902 42831
131: Rio Grande's Last Race Now this was what Macpherson told 1896 105878
132: River Bend At River Bend, in New South Wales, 26427
133: Saltbush Bill Now is the law of the Overland that all in the West obey, 1894 58969
134: Saltbush Bill On The Patriarchs Come all you little rouseabouts and climb upon my knee; 1903 66797
135: Saltbush Bill's Gamecock Twas Saltbush Bill, with his traveling sheep, was making his way to town; 1898 66830
136: Saltbush Bill's Second Fight The news came down on the Castlereagh, and went to the world at large, 1897 88775
137: Saltbush Bill, J.P. Beyond the land where Leichhardt went, 1905 104767
138: Sam Holt Oh! don’t you remember Black Alice, Sam Holt 49410
139: Santa Claus Halt! Who goes there?" the sentry's call 1900 36765
140: Santa Claus In The Bush It chanced out back at the Christmas time, 1906 93750
141: Shakespeare on the Turf Good Shortinbras, what thinkest thou of the Fav'rite? 1923 88975
142: Shearing At Castlereagh The bell is set a-ringing, and the engine gives a toot, 1894 24961
143: Shearing With A Hoe The track that led to Carmody's is choked and overgrown, 1933 20985
144: Song Of The Artesian Water Now the stock have started dying, for the Lord has sent a drought; 1896 54903
145: Song Of The Federation As the nations sat together, grimly waiting, 1901 48805
146: Song Of The Future Tis strange that in a land so strong 1889 174937
147: Song Of The Squatter The Commissioner bet me a pony—I won; 48401
148: Song Of The Wheat We have sung the song of the droving days, 1914 64738
149: Sunny New South Wales We often hear men boast about the land which gave them birth, 40417
150: Sunrise On The Coast Grey dawn on the sand-hills, the night wind has drifted 1914 16783
151: Swinging The Lead Said the soldier to the Surgeon, "I've got noises in me head 1918 20792
152: Sydney Cup, 1899 - An Outside Trip Of course they say if this Bobadil starts 1899 32815
153: T.Y.S.O.N. Across the Queensland border line 1898 51821
154: Tar And Feathers Oh! the circus swooped down 1889 42781
155: That Half-Crown Sweep The run of Billabong-go-dry 1922 40786
156: That V.C. Twas in the days of front attack; 1900 36818
157: The All Right Un He came from "further out", 1893 58788
158: The Amateur Rider Him goin' to ride for us! Him, with the pants and the eyeglass and all. 1894 52770
159: The Angel's Kiss An angel stood beside the bed 1917 23897
160: The Animals That Noah Forgot: Foreward The big white English swan, escaped from captivity, found himself swimming in an Australian waterhole fringed with giant gum trees. 1933 22837
161: The Army Mules Oh the airman's game is a showman's game, for we all of us watch him go 1918 42766
162: The Australian Stockman The sun peers o’er you wooded ridge and thro’ the forest dense, 20376
163: The Ballad Of Cockatoo Dock Of all the docks upon the blue 1903 42707
164: The Ballad Of G. R. Dibbs This is the story of G.R.D., 1892 29823
165: The Ballad Of M. T. Nutt And His Dog The Honourable M. T. Nutt 1904 12797
166: The Ballad Of That P.N. The shades of night had fallen at last, 1903 29759
167: The Ballad Of The Calliope By the far Samoan shore, 1897 90663
168: The Ballad Of The Carpet Bag Ho! Darkies, don't you hear dose voters cryin' 1903 48716
169: The Beautiful Land Of Australia All you on emigration bent, 78425
170: The Billy-Goat Overland Come all ye lads of the droving days, ye gentlemen unafraid, 1933 16842
171: The Boss Of The Admiral Lynch Did you ever hear tell of Chili? I was readin' the other day 1892 54731
172: The Broken-Down Squatter Come, Stumpy, old man, we must shift while we can; 41478
173: The Bushfire - An Allegory Twas on the famous Empire run, 1886 152837
174: The Bushman When the merchant lies down, he can scarce go to sleep 30417
175: The City Of Dreadful Thirst The stranger came from Narromine and made his little joke-- 1899 48726
176: The Corner-Man I dreamt a dream at the midnight deep, 1889 36774
177: The Dam That Keele Built This is the dam that Keele built. 1905 30780
178: The Dauntless Three Chris Watson, of the Parliament, 1906 30841
179: The Daylight is Dying The daylight is dying 1895 52832
180: The Deficit Demon (A Political Ballad) It was the lunatic poet escaped from the local asylum, 1887 28677
181: The Diggers Bristling Billy the porcupine, 1933 37735
182: The Duties Of An Aide-De-Camp Oh, some folk think vice-royalty is festive and hilarious, 1893 88823
183: The Dying Stockman A strapping young stockman lay dying, 35557
184: The Eumerella Shore There’s a happy little valley on the Eumerella shore, 30395
185: The Federal Bus Conductor And The Old Lady Now 'urry, Mrs New South Wales, and come along of us, 1899 18742
186: The First Surveyor The opening of the railway line!, the Governor and all! 1899 44733
187: The Fitzroy Blacksmith Under the spreading deficit, 1904 24723
188: The Flying Gang I served my time, in the days gone by, 1891 36775
189: The Free Selector Ye sons of industry, to you I belong, 21392
190: The Freehold On The Plain I’m a broken-down old squatter, my cash it is all gone, 24410
191: The Geebung Polo Club It was somewhere up the country, in a land of rock and scrub, 1893 44855
192: The Ghost Of The Murderer's Hut My horse had been lamed in the foot 1893 36764
193: The Great Calamity MacFierce'un came to Whiskeyhurst 1893 60784
194: The Gundaroo Bullock Oh, there's some that breeds the Devon that's as solid as a stone, 1917 34781
195: The Hypnotist A man once read with mind surprised 1890 106768
196: The Incantation hrice hath the Federal Jackass brayed. 1905 50708
197: The Last Parade With never a sound of trumpet, 1902 52808
198: The Last Trump You led the trump," the old man said 1902 35715
199: The Lay Of The Motor-Car We're away! and the wind whistles shrewd 1905 24690
200: The Loafers’ Club A club there is established here, whose name they say is Legion 28401
201: The Lost Drink I had spent the night in the watch-house, 1891 32798
202: The Lost Leichhardt Another search for Leichhard's tomb, 1899 40738
203: The Lung Fish The Honorable Ardleigh Wyse 1933 36998
204: The Man From Goondiwindi, Q. This is the sunburnt bushman who Came down from Goondiwindi, Q. 1904 37696
205: The Man From Ironbark It was the man from Ironbark who struck the Sydney town, 1892 481119
206: The Man From Snowy River There was movement at the station, for the word had passed around 1890 104964
207: The Man Who Was Away The widow sought the lawyer's room with children three in tow, 1894 24956
208: The Maori Pig Market In distant New Zealand, whose tresses of gold 1890 25953
209: The Maori's Wool The Maoris are a mighty race, the finest ever known; 1901 48687
210: The Maranoa Drovers The night is dark and stormy, and the sky is clouded o’er; 26444
211: The Matrimonial Stakes I wooed her with a steeplechase, I won her with a fall, 1899 24766
212: The Mountain Squatter Here in my mountain home, 1915 80798
213: The Murrumbidgee Shearer Come, all you jolly natives, and I’ll relate to you 30374
214: The Mylora Elopement By the winding Wollondilly where the weeping willows weep, 1886 116998
215: The Old Australian Ways The London lights are far abeam 72980
216: The Old Bark Hut Oh, my name is Bob the Swagman, before you all I stand, 84416
217: The Old Bullock Dray Oh! the shearing is all over, 72438
218: The Old Keg Of Rum My name is old Jack Palmer, 84460
219: The Old Survey Our money’s all spent, to the deuce went it! 28420
220: The Old Timer's Steeplechase The sheep were shorn and the wool went down 1902 120765
221: The Old Tin Hat In the good old days when the Army's ways were simple and unrefined, 1919 28979
222: The Open Steeplechase I had ridden over hurdles up the country once or twice, 1891 60938
223: The Overlander There’s a trade you all know well 61407
224: The Pannikin Poet There's nothing here sublime, 1891 48983
225: The Passing Of Gundagai I'll introduce a friend!" he said, 1902 80730
226: The Pearl Diver Kanzo Makame, the diver, sturdy and small Japanee, 1902 67772
227: The Plains A land, as far as the eye can see, where the waving grasses grow 9956
228: The Plains Of Riverine I have come to tell you of the glorious news you’ll all be glad to bear, 40429
229: The Premier And The Socialist The Premier and the Socialist 1904 66792
230: The Protest I say 'e isn't Remorse! 1901 44663
231: The Quest Eternal O west of all that a man holds dear, on the edge of the Kingdom Come, 1919 301069
232: The Reveille Trumpets of the Lancer Corps 1900 35726
233: The Reverend Mullineux I'd reckon his weight as eight-stun-eight, 1899 32722
234: The Rhyme Of The O'Sullivan And Pro Bono Publico Pro Bono Publico 1904 44757
235: The Road to Gundagai The mountain road goes up and down 1902 311102
236: The Road To Hogan's Gap Now look, you see, it's this way like, 1914 106704
237: The Road To Old Man's Town The fields of youth are filled with flowers, 1902 181037
238: The Rule Of The A.J.C. Come all ye bold trainers attend to my song, 32876
239: The Rum Parade Now ye gallant Sydney boys, who have left your household joys 1900 28702
240: The Sausage Candidate - A Tale Of The Elections Our fathers, brave men were and strong, 80986
241: The Scapegoat We have all of us read how the Israelites fled 1889 1721007
242: The Scorcher And The Howling Swell The Scorcher and the Howling Swell were riding through the land; 1897 18684
243: The Scottish Engineer With eyes that searched in the dark, 1902 74764
244: The Seven Ages of Wise Parliament's a stage, 1904 32746
245: The Sheep-Washers’ Lament Come now, ye sighing washers all, 65467
246: The Shepherd He wore an old blue shirt the night that first we met, 20386
247: The Silent Shearer Weary and listless, sad and slow, 1933 56940
248: The Squatter Of The Olden Time I’ll sing to you a fine new song, made by my blessed mate, 25497
249: The Squatter’s Man Come, all ye lads an’ list to me, 56395
250: The Stockman A bright sun and a loosened rein, 32448
251: The Stockman’s Last Bed Be ye stockmen or no, to my story give ear. 19461
252: The Stockmen Of Australia The stockmen of Australia, what rowdy boys are they, 35406
253: The Story Of Mongrel Grey This is the story the stockman told 1896 90881
254: The Stringy-Bark Cockatoo I’m a broken-hearted miner, who loves his cup to drain, 38369
255: The Swagman Kind friends, pray give attention 45455
256: The Swagman's Rest We buried old Bob where the bloodwoods wave 1895 561113
257: The Traveling Post Office The roving breezes come and go, the reed beds sweep pand sway, 1894 33998
258: The Two Devines It was shearing time at the Myall Lake, 1894 48954
259: The Wallaby Brigade You often have been told of regiments brave and bold, 29453
260: The Wargeilah Handicap Wargeilah town is very small, 1901 162682
261: The Weather Prophet Ow can it rain.' the old man said, 'with things the way they are? 8953
262: The Wild Colonial Boy Tis of a wild Colonial boy, Jack Doolan was his name, 42533
263: The Wind's Message There came a whisper down the Bland between the dawn and dark, 1895 32936
264: The Wreck Of The Golfer It was the Bondi golfing man 1897 36700
265: There's Another Blessed Horse Fell Down When you're lying in your hammock, sleeping soft and sleeping sound, 1900 24805
266: Those Names The shearers sat in the firelight, hearty and hale and strong, 1890 32832
267: Tom Collins Who never drinks and never bets, 1893 16929
268: Tommy Corrigan You talk of riders on the flat, of nerve and pluck and pace, 1894 30887
269: Two Aboriginal Songs Korindabria, korindabria, bogarona, bogarona. Iwariniang 14420
270: Typographical The Editor wrote his political screed 1923 11947
271: Uncle Bill - The Larrikin's Lament My Uncle Bill! My Uncle Bill! 1888 48967
272: Under The Shadow Of Kiley's Hill This is the place where they all were bred; 1895 35933
273: Wallabi Joe The saddle was hung on the stockyard rail, 38390
274: Waltzing Matilda Oh! there once was a swagman camped in a Billabong, 1903 20806
275: Weary Will The strongest creature for his size 1933 28941
276: What Have The Cavalry Done? What have the cavalry done? 1902 37744
277: When Dacey Rode The Mule Twas to a small, up-country town, 1893 60979
278: White Cockatoos Now the autumn maize is growing, 1933 40940
279: Who Is Kater Anyhow? Why, oh why was Kater lifted 1889 24880
280: Why The Jackass Laughs The Boastful Crow and the Laughing Jack 1933 50951
281: Wisdom Of Hafiz: The Philosopher Takes To Racing My son, if you go to the races to battle with Ikey and Mo, 1906 21946
282: With French To Kimberley The Boers were down on Kimberley with siege and Maxim gun; 1900 60657
283: With French to Kimberley The Boers were down on Kimberley with siege and Maxim gun; 60403
284: With The Cattle The drought is down on field and flock, 1896 112875
285: With the Cattle The drought is down on field and flock, 113432




About:
Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson (February 17, 1864 – February 5, 1941) was a famous Australian bush poet, journalist and author. He wrote many ballads and poems about Australian life, focusing particularly on the rural and outback areas, including the district around Binalong, New South Wales where he spent much of his childhood.
Paterson's more notable poems include "Waltzing Matilda", "The Man from Snowy River" and "Clancy of the Overflow".

Biography.

Banjo Paterson was born at Narambla, near Orange, New South Wales, the eldest son of a Scottish immigrant from Lanarkshire on February 17, 1864. Paterson's family lived on the isolated Buckinbah Station until he was 5. When Paterson's uncle died, his family took over the uncle's farm in Illalong, near Yass. When Paterson turned 10 he was sent to school at Sydney Grammar School, performing well both as a student and a sportsman. Leaving school at 16, he took up the role of an articled clerk in a law firm and by the age of 23 Paterson was a fully qualified solicitor.

In 1885, Paterson began submitting and having his poetry published in the Sydney edition of The Bulletin under the pseudonym of "The Banjo", the name of a favourite horse. Paterson, like The Bulletin, was an ardent nationalist, and in 1889 published a pamphlet, Australia for the Australians which told of his disdain for cheap labour and his admiration of hard work and the nationalist spirit. In 1890, The Banjo wrote "The Man from Snowy River", a poem which caught the heart of the nation, and in 1895 had a collection of his works published under that name. This book is the most sold collection of Australian Bush poetry and is still being reprinted today. A. B. (Banjo)Paterson also became a journalist, lawyer, jockey, soldier and a farmer.

In 1903 he married Alice Walker in Tenterfield. Their first home was in Queen Street, Woollahra. The Patersons had two children, Grace born in 1904 and Hugh born in 1906.

He would later become a war correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald during the Second Boer War, the Boxer Rebellion and World War I.

He died of a heart attack in Sydney on 5 February 1941.


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