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Paterson and from events rooted in actual history, this is the untold story behind Australia's early years as an emerging nation. It is also the story of others who had no vote and very little but their dreams.ĭrawing on the well-known poem by A.B. Set against a backdrop of bushfire, flood, war and jubilation, this is the story of one girl's journey towards independence. In front of his terrified daughter, he makes a stand against them, defiant to the last. Her father has turned swaggie and he's wanted by the troopers. But drought grips the land, and the shearers are on strike. In 1894, twelve-year-old Matilda flees the city slums to find her unknown father and his farm.
'Once a jolly swagman camped by a BillabongĪnd he sang as he watched and waited till his Billy boiled 'Jackie French has a passion for history, and an enviable ability to weave the fascinating minutiae of everyday life into a good story.The story behind Banjo Paterson's iconic Australian song. It is also the story of others who had no vote and very little but their dreams. 'You'll never catch me alive, said he.'Set against a backdrop of bushfire, flood, war and jubilation, this is the story of one girl's journey towards independence.
The story behind Banjo Paterson's iconic Australian song.Ages 10-14 'Once a jolly swagman camped by a BillabongUnder the shade of a Coolibah treeAnd he sang as he watched and waited till his Billy boiledYou'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me.'In 1894, twelve-year-old Matilda flees the city slums to find her unknown father and his farm.
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