maybe it's just what he does that counts...

 

  Andrew Barton Paterson, better known as Banjo Paterson, 

is one of those people who did something to help Australia

develop it's identity. His works have inspired many and

are considered to be uniquely Australian. His most famous

poem, 'Waltzing Matilda', has been popularly suggested

as the nation's national anthem. And now, over 60 years

after his death, it is still regarded with affection.

 

  His poems and ballads are a vision of the Australian

outback, life, hardships and how different we actually

are from the British. They are Australian and they have

shaped the nation's identity.