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Andrew Barton Paterson was born in Narrambla on the 17th of February 1864.
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At the age of 10 he went to live with his grandmother whilst he attended Sydney Grammar School.
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When he was 16 years of age he published an article in the Sydney Mail which got him the nick-name Banjo.
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When he was 31 Banjo wrote 2 of his most remebered poems:
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In 1899 (when he was 35) he travelled to Africa as a correspondent for The Sydney Herald during the Boer War.
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IN 1903 Banjo decided to get married to Alice Walker in Tenterfield.
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Banjo and Alice have a new born baby and named the girl Grace
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Banjo and Alice have their second baby and named him Hugh Paterson.
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He quitted his job as a war correspondent to focus on family.
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Banjo wanted to become a war correspondent again but was appointed as a voluntary ambulance driver in the war.
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In 1930 Banjo finally quit journalism.
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At the age of 76 Banjo Paterson took his last breath (meaning he died).
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Even though he died, all Australians know the name Banjo Paterson (for writing Waltzing Matilda and The Man From Snowy River). He will always be remembered on the Australian $10 note next to a picture of The Man From Snowy River.
