Once a Jolly Swagman
Title | Once a Jolly Swagman PDF eBook |
Author | Matthew Richardson |
Publisher | Melbourne Univ. Publishing |
Pages | 252 |
Release | 2006-01-01 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 9780522853087 |
'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?
Once a Jolly Swagman --.
Title | Once a Jolly Swagman --. PDF eBook |
Author | Andrew Barton Paterson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 22 |
Release | 197? |
Genre | Folk music |
ISBN |
A Waltz for Matilda (The Matilda Saga, #1)
Title | A Waltz for Matilda (The Matilda Saga, #1) PDF eBook |
Author | Jackie French |
Publisher | HarperCollins Australia |
Pages | 36 |
Release | 2010-12-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0730493962 |
The story behind Banjo Paterson's iconic Australian song. 'Once a jolly swagman camped by a Billabong Under the shade of a Coolibah tree And he sang as he watched and waited till his Billy boiled You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me...' In 1894, twelve-year-old Matilda flees the city slums to find her unknown father and his farm. But drought grips the land, and the shearers are on strike. Her father has turned swaggie and he's wanted by the troopers. In front of his terrified daughter, he makes a stand against them, defiant to the last. 'You'll never catch me alive, said he...' Set against a backdrop of bushfire, flood, war and jubilation, this is the story of one girl's journey towards independence. It is also the story of others who had no vote and very little but their dreams. Drawing on the well-known poem by A.B. Paterson and from events rooted in actual history, this is the untold story behind Australia's early years as an emerging nation. PRAISE 'Jackie French has a passion for history, and an enviable ability to weave the fascinating minutiae of everyday life into a good story.' -- Magpies Magazine
Once a Jolly Swagman
Title | Once a Jolly Swagman PDF eBook |
Author | Montagu Slater |
Publisher | |
Pages | 173 |
Release | 1944 |
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Once a Jolly Swagman
Title | Once a Jolly Swagman PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 290 |
Release | 1948 |
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ISBN |
Once a jolly swagman
Title | Once a jolly swagman PDF eBook |
Author | Montagu Slater |
Publisher | |
Pages | 173 |
Release | 1946 |
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Waltzing Matilda
Title | Waltzing Matilda PDF eBook |
Author | Andrew Barton Paterson |
Publisher | Scholastic Press |
Pages | 32 |
Release | 2019-12 |
Genre | Australian fiction |
ISBN | 9781743832882 |
This famous ballad of the outback wanderer who drowned himself rather than lose his freedom needs no introduction. There is no swagman as legendary as the tragic hero of this tale, and there is no Australian song as well-known throughout the world. Here the famous ballad is given new depth and perspective. Talented illustrator Freya Blackwood has explored the intriguing background behind the writing of this song, and has shown us not just the lively story of a proud outback larrikin, but also a glimpse into the clashes and struggles that were so formative of Australian history.