Waltzing Matilda

…the internationally famous song “Waltzing Matilda.” He achieved great popular success in Australia with The Man from Snowy River and Other Verses (1895), which sold more than 100,000 copies before his death, and Rio Grande’s Last Race and Other Verses (1902), which also went through many editions.

…to the popular song “Waltzing Matilda” were supposedly composed by A.B. (“Banjo”) Paterson at nearby Dagworth Station about 1898. The airline Qantas was formed as a company in Winton in 1920. Pop. (2006) local government area, 1,380; (2011) local government area, 1,336.

(“Banjo”) Paterson, “Waltzing Matilda,” is the unofficial national anthem of Australia known the world over.

Paterson’s “Waltzing Matilda” became Australia’s best-known song—part folk hymn and part national anthem. Radio had an impact in Australia equal to that elsewhere; radio stations became a mark of urban status, and the Australian Broadcasting Commission became a major force in culture and journalism. Radio helped…