A LETTER of demand to a drover named Clancy linked Sydney lawyer Banjo Paterson to his early life in Queensland and the bush poet in his heart, writes Grantlee Kieza It was late in 1889 and the young ...

Banjo Paterson, an Australian poet and songwriter, is celebrated for his vivid portrayals of rural life. With a connection to the land, Paterson’s simple yet powerful storytelling continues to ...

This year marks 150 years since the birth of Andrew 'Banjo' Paterson. A former university lecturer in farm management is keen to make sure The Man from Ironbark is not forgotten. Geoffrey W Graham ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. ELEANOR HALL: He was born in the New South Wales town of Orange 149 years ago, but Banjo Paterson ...

For Banjo Paterson’s father, the end of the 1860s crushed the dreams he had of becoming landed gentry in Australia after arriving from Scotland a decade earlier. One disaster after another in the ...

BANJO Paterson may have died nearly 80 years ago, but when Geoffrey Graham dons suit, hat and makeup, the great Australian bush poet is very much alive. “People tell me ‘you look more like Banjo than ...

Banjo Paterson, the Australian bush poet who penned Waltzing Matilda, was born on 17 February 1864. Andrew Barton ‘Banjo’ Paterson was born in Narrambla, NSW, on 17 February 1864. He lived in the city ...

When the National Library of Australia recently acquired famous poet Banjo Paterson's personal belongings, the last thing they expected to find was chocolate. With links to Queen Victoria, the ...

Banjo Paterson, the Australian bush poet who penned Waltzing Matilda, was born on 17 February 1864. Andrew Barton ‘Banjo’ Paterson was born in Narrambla, NSW, on 17 February 1864. He lived in the city ...