Banjo Paterson
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1864 – 1941
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Who was Banjo Paterson?
Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson OBE was an 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".
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- Born
- Feb 17, 1864
Orange - Also known as
- Andrew Barton Paterson
- A. Paterson
- A.B Paterson
- A.B. 'Banjo' Paterson
- Parents
- Spouses
- Alice Emily Walker
(1903/04/08 - 1941/04/05)
- Alice Emily Walker
- Children
- Nationality
- Australia
- Profession
- Education
- Sydney Grammar School
- University of Sydney
- Lived in
- Sydney
- New South Wales
- Died
- Feb 5, 1941
Sydney
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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