Once a Jolly Swagman
Once a Jolly Swagman

Author: Matthew Richardson

Publisher: Melbourne Univ. Publishing

Published: 2006-01-01

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 9780522853087

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'Banjo' Paterson's 'Waltzing Matilda' is the one song that has been bringing people together spontaneously since 1895, and the one song that belongs to all Australians.Generations of experts have argued about the original story that Paterson immortalised, about the origins of the tune, and about what Paterson meant by his almost parodic over-use of Australian colloquialisms.Once a Jolly Swagman takes readers off the score sheet into the story of the song, and tells of its evolution up until the twenty-first century. It tries to answer the riddles within the song, and unpick its inherent contradictions: where's the heroism in a suicidal thief? What was jolly about the jumbuck? Is 'Waltzing Matilda' the key to Australian values? What does it mean that a beloved song about Australia's pioneering past is written by a city lawyer?In this age of economic rationalism and a globalised world, how does a voice from the billabong saying, 'You'll come a waltzing matilda with me' still matter, and what does it tell us about ourselves?

Christina's Matilda
Christina's Matilda

Author: Edel Wignell

Publisher: Interactive Publications

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 38

ISBN-13: 1921479884

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Annotation 'Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda, Who'll come a-Waltzing Matilda with me?'Everyone knows the words.Many people know that the poet 'Banjo' Paterson wrote them.But how may people know the origin of the tune?In 1895 a young woman named Christina Macpherson sat down and played a marching tune she'd heard. 'Banjo' Paterson, who was visiting Christina's brother, liked it and wrote the words of a song to it. That song was 'Waltzing Matilda'.'Banjo' became famous, and so did 'Waltzing Matilda'. But Christina's part in the song's creation was forgotten and she disappeared from history until the 1970s.Come a-waltzing with Christina now and discover her story - beginning in the first year of her life, when she encountered the ruthless bushranger Dan Morgan...

Southerly
Southerly

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1974

Total Pages: 448

ISBN-13:

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Vols. for 1939-1944 include the Annual report of the Australian English Association; v. for 1945-1946 include the Annual report of the Sydney Branch of the English Association.

Tea in Australia
Tea in Australia

Author: Peter D. Griggs

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Published: 2020-03-26

Total Pages: 746

ISBN-13: 1527548821

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Before 1950, Australians were the world’s highest consumers of tea per capita. This book tells the story of how tea emerged as the national beverage in the Australian colonies during the nineteenth century, and explores why Australians consumed so much of the beverage for so long. Special attention is devoted to analysing the evolution of the Australian tea distribution network, especially the marketing strategies used by the tea traders to promote their products. Other topics examined here include the development of tea rituals such as afternoon tea and high tea and their role in Australian society, the local manufacture of teawares, the establishment of tea rooms and the emergence of a tea growing industry in Australia after 1960. The first comprehensive account of the history of tea in Australia, this book will be of particular interest to individuals interested in Australian history, economic and social history, and food history.

The Works of 'Banjo' Paterson
The Works of 'Banjo' Paterson

Author: Andrew Barton Paterson

Publisher: Wordsworth Editions

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9781853264306

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Collection of 'Banjo' Paterson's poetry evoking the rough life and values of Australia's outback.

Mother of Ten
Mother of Ten

Author: JB Rowley

Publisher: Potoroo Press

Published: 2022-06-06

Total Pages: 173

ISBN-13:

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What happens to children who are robbed of family? Myrtle Rowley's first three children grew up without any knowledge of their mother after Myrtle was forced to give them up when they were still toddlers. Not only were the children deprived of contact with their mother, they also grew up devoid of any knowledge of each other after being placed in separate facilities. In this sequel to Whisper My Secret, JB Rowley explores what happened to the three half-siblings she never knew. As one of the children of Myrtle’s second family, JB also offers a personal view of a mother making a new life without her first family. Although the devastating loss of her children remained with her, Myrtle became a caring and committed mother of seven more children living in near isolation in the Australian bush. This mother’s strength of character is matched in her first three children who survived and thrived despite being cheated of the nurturing that should have been their birthright. Their stories are sad, sometimes heart breaking but ultimately courageous and inspiring.