Banjo paterson biography timeline report

Banjo Paterson

Andrew Barton Paterson was born in Narrambla on the 17th of February 1864.
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Banjo's Life
At the age of 10 he went to live with his grandmother whilst he attended Sydney Grammar School.
When he was 16 years of age he published an article in the Sydney Mail which got him the nick-name Banjo.
When he was 31 Banjo wrote 2 of his most remebered poems:
Waltzing Matilda and The Man From Snowy River.
In 1899 (when he was 35) he travelled to Africa as a correspondent for The Sydney Herald during the Boer War.
IN 1903 Banjo decided to get married to Alice Walker in Tenterfield.
Banjo and Alice have a new born baby and named the girl Grace
Paterson.
Banjo and Alice have their second baby and named him Hugh Paterson.
He quitted his job as a war correspondent to focus on family.
Banjo wanted to become a war correspondent again but was appointed as a voluntary ambulan