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Jan 27 2008

The Man from Snowy River

Published by Susanna Duffy under Culture on Friday

Andrew Barton ‘Banjo’ Paterson - 1864-1941
Paterson’s most famous work is “Waltzing Matilda”, written in 1895, and now an unofficial anthem of Australia. Paterson originally wrote under the pseudonym of “The Banjo”, taken from the name of a horse. His first book, “The Man from Snowy River” (1895), has sold more copies than [...]

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