Born in Orange, Andrew Barton 'Banjo' Patterson (1864-1941) spent his adult life working as a solicitor and later as a journalist for The Sydney Morning Herald and the Evening News. Yet his love of verse was evident early on with several of his works published under a pseudonym in The Bulletin. Banjo Patterson's poem, 'Waltzing Matilda', and book, 'The Man from Snowy River', are among his best known works.

In recognition of his reputation as a key figure in Australian literary history, his likeness appears on the face of the $10 bill.

External Links

Banjo Paterson Park, Orange

AB Paterson, Biography from the reserve Bank of Australia

Snowy River in the Kosciuszko National Park, place of his most famous poem

Biography from the National Library of Australia