Banjo Paterson

Andrew was born into a family of pioneer settlers. His father Andrew Bogle Paterson, came from a long line of Scottish land owners with ancestors who had founded the Clydesdale horse breed and also helped establish the bank of England.

His mother, Rose Isabella (nee Barton), also came from a pioneering family and with an Aboriginal nurse, bought him up along traditional lines. Three children came from this marriage: Andrew barton, Rose Florence and Emily Jessie.

When Paterson was seven years of age the family moved to Illalong, further south, on a creek near Binalong. This place he regarded as his childhood home. From Binalong, he came to the city to attend Sydney Grammar. During term, he lived with his grandmother, Emily Barton, at Rock End, on Punt Rd, Gladesville.

At the age of sixteen Paterson left school and embarked on a legal career and was admitted as a solicitor on 28th August 1886. His Grandmother encouraged him to write poetry and whilst still a law student, his first identified work “El Mardi to the Australian Troops” appe

In 1914 Paterson left for England to become a war corrospondent during the First World War. Unable to secure a position, he became an ambulance driver instead. He returned to Australia where he enlisted and was commissioned as a lieutentant in the A.I.F.

1895 The Man from Snowy River and Other Verses

Banjo was known not only for the song Waltzing Matilda, but also for his attempt to improve the lives of his fellow Australians by exposing their hardships to the public.

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