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Who sat under a coolibah tree in awell known poem by AB Paterson?

A squatter. No, it was a 'jolly swagman'.


Who slept under the coolibah tree in Waltzing Matilda?

In the song "Waltzing Matilda," the swagman is the one who sleeps under the coolibah tree. He is a drifter who carries his belongings, or "swag," in a bag known as a "Matilda," and he meets a tragic end in the song.


Where's the Billabong from the famous story Waltzing Matilda?

Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong "under the shade of a coolibah tree".


What is the first and last line of Waltzing Matilda?

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What famous australian poet was sometimes called the banjo?

Andrew Barton Paterson, or A.B. Paterson is commonly called "Banjo Paterson". In 1885, Paterson began publishing his poetry in the Sydney edition of The Bulletin under the pseudonym of "The Banjo", the name of a favourite horse.


What was Andrew Barton Paterson's pen name?

Andrew Barton Paterson's pen name was Banjo Paterson. He took the name of a favourite horse as the name under which he published his work.


What has the author William G R Paterson written?

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What famous poet was sometimes called 'the banjo'?

Andrew Barton Paterson, or A.B. Paterson is commonly called "Banjo Paterson". In 1885, Paterson began publishing his poetry in the Sydney edition of The Bulletin under the pseudonym of "The Banjo", the name of a favourite horse.


What has the author J R Paterson written?

J. R. Paterson has written: 'A study of electrical insulating elastomers for use under extreme conditions THESIS'


Why did Andrew Paterson become Banjo Paterson?

It was a name Paterson chose for himself. In 1885, Paterson began publishing his poetry in the Sydney edition of The Bulletin under the pseudonym of "The Banjo", the name of a favourite horse.


What does ''my treasure is in the billabong under the shade of the coolibah tree'' mean?

Well the a billabong is the blind or dead end of a river and a coolibah is any of several Australian gum trees, in which is abundant along river banks and having sickle shaped leaves and wrinkled, cracked bark. So, basically the meaning of that quote is that the time that this person values most is the time he/she spends under the shad of the sickle-shaped leaves of the billabong or blind or dead end river.


What was Banjo Patersons first poem?

In 1885, Andrew Barton Paterson began publishing his poetry in the Sydney edition of The Bulletin under the pseudonym of "The Banjo", the name of a favourite horse. His first poem is believed to be El Mahdi to the Australian Troops, published in 1885. Many other, less well-known poems followed. In 1890 Paterson wrote "The Man From Snowy River", a poem which caught the heart of the nation, and in 1895 a collection of his works was published under that name. For more information on Paterson's early poems, see the weblink below.