Banjo Paterson

The famous person Banjo Paterson's picture in on the $10 note. He was born at Barrambla, near Orange on 17 Feb 1864 and died on 5th Feb 1941. He had many occupations such as a poet, ballad writer, journalist, composer, horseman and solicitor.

When he published his first edition (The Man from Snowy River) it sold out in a week and went through four editions in six months. It made him become very famous. He also composed the song (waltzing Matilda) which is famous even now.

He was a war correspondent and worked with The Sydney Morning Herald and was the editor of the evening news (Sydney). During the war he became an ambulance driver to the Australian Voluntary Hospital in France. People respected him because he contributed very much to the country.

He married Alice Walker in Tenterfield in 1903.Their first home was in Queen street, Woollahra. They had two children, a boy and a girl.