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| | Verbatim - 7/04/01: Banjo Patterson |
 | | Andrew Barton (Banjo) Patterson, born in 1864, wrote his way into the national consciousness with such enduring poems as ‘The Man from Snowy River’, ‘Clancy of the Overflow’ and ‘Waltzing Matilda’, the unofficial national anthem. |
 | | Patterson was also a lawyer, horseman, editor, bush man, polo player and journalist. |
 | | In this program, recorded for the ABC in 1964, Patterson is recalled by fellow author Norman Lindsay, by his son and others. |
| www.abc.net.au /rn/history/verbatim/stories/s279913.htm (153 words) |
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