Christina Rutherford Macpherson (1864-1936) is credited with having re-played a tune she'd heard in c1895 which the Australian poet A.B. Patterson (Banjo Paterson) then wrote set words to Waltzing Matilda. 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Banjo Paterson. ... Waltzing Matilda is Australias most widely known folk song and one that has been popularly suggested as a potential national anthem many times. ...
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