Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson
Banjo Paterson in 1890
Born	February 17, 1864(1864-02-17) Narambla, New South Wales, Australia
Died	February 5, 1941 (aged 76) Sydney, Australia
Occupation	Author, Journalist, Composer
Spouse	Alice Walker [1]

Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson (17 February 1864 – 5 February 1941)^[2] 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". Image File history File links Banjo_Patterson. ... is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... NSW redirects here. ... is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see 1941 (disambiguation). ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see 1941 (disambiguation). ... Bush poets were Australian poets who wrote about Australian rural life during colonial times and about the Australian bush. ... For other uses, see Outback (disambiguation). ... The general store at Binalong Central Binalong looking towards the post office and the Hotel Binalong Binalong (postcode: 2584, 34°40′ S 148°39′ E) is a village in New South Wales, Australia 37 km north-west of Yass. ... Waltzing Matilda is usually sung in informal settings, but it was played with a 90 piece orchestra and the 100 voice Melbourne Chorale at the 2005 Classical Spectacular Waltzing Matilda is Australias most widely known folk song, and one that has been popularly suggested as a potential national anthem. ... The Man From Snowy River is a poem by Australian bush poet Banjo Paterson. ... Clancy of The Overflow is a poem by Banjo Paterson, first published in The Bulletin, an Australian news magazine, on December 21, 1889. ...

Biography

Banjo Paterson was born at Narrambla, near Orange, New South Wales, the eldest son of Andrew Bogle Paterson, a Scottish immigrant from Lanarkshire and Australian-born Rose Isabella née Barton^[2], related to future Prime Minister Edmund Barton^[3]. 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. This was close to the main route between Melbourne and Sydney, bullock teams, Cobb & Co. coaches and drovers were familiar sights to him. He also saw horsemen from the Murrumbidgee River area and Snowy Mountains country take part in picnic races and polo matches which led to his fondness of horses and inspired his writings.^[2] This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the country. ... Lanarkshire (Siorrachd Lannraig in Gaelic) is a traditional county of Scotland. ... Sir Edmund Barton, GCMG, QC (18 January 1849 – 7 January 1920), Australian politician and judge, was the first Prime Minister of Australia and a founding justice of the High Court of Australia. ... Yass is a town in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia in Yass Valley Shire. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre (also known as The CBD). ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... Cobb and Co is the name of a transportation company in Australia. ... The Murrumbidgee River is a major river in the state of New South Wales, Australia, and the Australian Capital Territory. ... Worldwind image of Snowy Mountains The Snowy Mountains (known for short as the Snowies) are the highest Australian mountain range and contain the Australian mainlands highest mountain, Mount Kosciuszko, which reaches 2228 metres AHD. They are located in southern New South Wales and are part of the larger Australian...

Paterson's early education came from a governess, but when he was able to ride a pony, he was taught at the bush school at Binalong. In 1874 Paterson was sent to Sydney Grammar School, performing well both as a student and a sportsman. Matriculating at 16, he took up the role of an articled clerk in a law firm and on 28 August 1886 Paterson was admitted as a qualified solicitor.^[2] A governess is a female employee from outside of the family who teaches children within the family circle. ... The general store at Binalong Central Binalong looking towards the post office and the Hotel Binalong Binalong (postcode: 2584, 34°40′ S 148°39′ E) is a village in New South Wales, Australia 37 km north-west of Yass. ... Sydney Grammar School (colloquially known as Grammar)[4] is an independent, secular, selective day school for boys, located in Darlinghurst, Edgecliff and St Ives, all suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... An articled clerk is an apprentice in a professional firm in the United Kingdom and former British dependencies. ... is the 240th day of the year (241st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

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. Paterson also became a journalist, lawyer, jockey, soldier and a farmer. The Bulletin is an Australian weekly magazine, which has been published in Sydney since 1880. ... For other uses, see Alias. ... The Man From Snowy River is a poem by Australian bush poet Banjo Paterson. ... Bush poets were Australian poets who wrote about Australian rural life during colonial times and about the Australian bush. ...

On 8 April 1903 he married Alice Emily 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. April 8 is the 98th day of the year (99th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ...

Paterson became a war correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age during the Second Boer War, sailing for South Africa in October 1899. His graphic accounts of the surrender of Bloemfontein (the first correspondent to ride in), the capture of Pretoria and the relief of Kimberley attracted the attention of the press in Britain^[2]. He also was a correspondent during the Boxer Rebellion, where he met George "Chinese" Morrison and later wrote about his meeting^[2]. A war correspondent is a journalist who covers stories firsthand from a war zone. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Combatants British Empire Orange Free State South African Republic Commanders Sir Redvers Buller Lord Kitchener Lord Roberts Paul Kruger Louis Botha Koos de la Rey Martinus Steyn Christiaan de Wet Casualties 6,000 - 7,000 (A further ~14,000 from disease) 6,000 - 8,000 (Unknown number from disease) Civilians... Combatants Eight-Nation Alliance (ordered by contribution): Empire of Japan Russian Empire British Empire French Third Republic United States German Empire Kingdom of Italy Austro-Hungarian Empire Righteous Harmony Society Qing Dynasty (China) Commanders Edward Seymour Alfred Graf von Waldersee Ci Xi Strength 20,000 initially 49,000 total 50... George Ernest Morrison (February 4, 1862 – May 30, 1920) was an Australian adventurer born in Scotland and qualified as a medical doctor at Edinburgh University. ...

In World War I, Paterson tried unsuccessfully to become a correspondent covering the fighting in Flanders, but did become an ambulance driver with the Australian Voluntary Hospital, Wimereux, France. He returned to Australia early in 1915 and, as an honorary vet, travelled on three voyages with horses to Africa, China and Egypt. He was commissioned in the 2nd Remount Unit, Australian Imperial Force on 18 October 1915.^[2] “The Great War ” redirects here. ... The Australian Imperial Force (AIF) was the name given to two all-volunteer Australian Army forces dispatched to fight overseas during World War I and World War II. First Australian Imperial Force (1914-18) Second Australian Imperial Force (1939-45) Following the Federation of Australia in 1901, Australia had a... is the 291st day of the year (292nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday[1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

Paterson died of a heart attack in Sydney on 5 February 1941. Paterson's grave, along with the grave of Alice Tucker, is in the Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, Sydney. is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see 1941 (disambiguation). ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ...

Works

One of his most famous poems is "Waltzing Matilda", which was set to music and became one of Australia's most famous songs. Others include "The Man from Snowy River", which (loosely) inspired a movie in 1982 and (even more loosely) inspired a TV series in the 1990s, and "Clancy of the Overflow", the tale of a Queensland "drover" (cattle handler responsible for herding large herds of cattle long distances to market), amongst several others. Waltzing Matilda is usually sung in informal settings, but it was played with a 90 piece orchestra and the 100 voice Melbourne Chorale at the 2005 Classical Spectacular Waltzing Matilda is Australias most widely known folk song, and one that has been popularly suggested as a potential national anthem. ... The Man From Snowy River is a poem by Australian bush poet Banjo Paterson. ... Clancy of The Overflow is a poem by Banjo Paterson, first published in The Bulletin, an Australian news magazine, on December 21, 1889. ... Slogan or Nickname: Sunshine State, Smart State Motto(s): Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Quentin Bryce Premier Anna Bligh (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 28  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $158,506 (3rd... A drover in Australia is a person, typically an experienced stockman, who takes cattle over long distances, usually during a drought or season change in search of green pastures on which the cattle can feed. ...

Paterson's poems mostly presented a highly romantic view of rural Australia. Paterson himself, like the majority of Australians, was city-based and was a practising lawyer. His work is often compared to the prose of Henry Lawson, a contemporary of Paterson's, including his work "The Drover's Wife", which presented a considerably less romantic view of the harshness of rural existence of the late 19th century. Henry Lawson, circa 1902 Henry Lawson[1] (17 June 1867 - 2 September 1922) was an Australian writer and poet. ...

Paterson authored two novels; An Outback Marriage (1906) and The Shearer's Colt (1936), wrote many short stories; Three Elephant Power and Other Stories (1917), and wrote a book based on his experiences as a war reporter; Happy Dispatches (1934). He also wrote a book for children The Animals Noah Forgot (1933)

Legacy

Banjo Paterson's image appears on the (AUD - Australian Dollar) $10 note, along with an illustration inspired by "The Man From Snowy River" and, as part of the copy-protection microprint, the text of the poem itself. ISO 4217 Code AUD User(s) Australia, Kiribati, Nauru, Tuvalu, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island Inflation 1. ...

Banjo Paterson's works are musically featured in a number of albums by the Australian group, Wallis and Matilda. The most noted album is called "The Pioneers".

A.B. Paterson College, at Arundel on the Gold Coast, Australia, is named after Banjo Paterson. A.B. Paterson College is a private, non-denominational, co-educational school in Arundel, in the northern Gold Coast region of Queensland, Australia. ...

Selected works

• Clancy of the Overflow (1889)
• The Man from Snowy River (1890)
• In Defense of the Bush (1892)
• The Man from Ironbark (1892)
• Waltzing Matilda (1895)
• Mulga Bill's Bicycle (1896)
• T.Y.S.O.N. (1898)
• We're All Australians Now (1915)

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See also

• The Bulletin Debate
• Walgett, New South Wales

Henry Lawson (right) with J.F. Archibald, the co-founder of The Bulletin The Bulletin Debate was a famous dispute in The Weekly Bulletin magazine from 1892-93 between two of Australias most iconic writers and poets: Henry Lawson and Andrew Barton Banjo Paterson. ... Walgett is a town of approximately 2700 persons and a Local Government Area in north-central New South Wales, Australia. ...

References

• Notes on Author: Andrew Barton Paterson
• Australian Authors - A. B. ("Banjo") Paterson (1864-1941)
• "Banjo" Paterson

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External links

Wikisource has original works written by or about:

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• Banjo Paterson Online - His Life, Poems, Stories, Books, Photos, etc...
• AB 'Banjo' Paterson Biographical Summary - Reserve Bank of Australia website
• Family Tree
• Photos of Banjo Paterson memorial outside Orange NSW
• Works by Banjo Paterson at Project Gutenberg
• "The Man from Snowy River and Other Verses" on Freeread.co.au
• National Geographic Society magazine August 2004 article on "Banjo" Paterson

• http://www.wallisandmatilda.com.au/banjo-paterson-biography.shtml
• Paterson, Andrew Barton (Banjo) (1864-1941)The National Library of Australia's Federation Gateway (Retrieved 5 August 2007)