![]() ![]() 'Jackie French has a passion for history, and an enviable ability to weave the fascinating minutiae of everyday life into a good story. Paterson and from events rooted in actual history, this is the untold story behind Australia's early years as an emerging nation. ![]() GST RRP 19.99 20 OFF SAVE 4.00 Loyalty: 0.80 Boomerang Bucks Shipping: 9.99 (Australia) Description - A Waltz for Matilda by Jackie French The story behind Banjo Patersons iconic Australian song. Those who sang the song back in the 1890s would know that you can’t stuff a jumbuck into a tucker bag unless it’s a poddy sheep brought up as a pet. A Waltz for Matilda Jackie French Format: Paperback / softback Availability: Available to order, ships in 7-10 business days 15.99 AUD, inc. It is also the story of others who had no vote and very little but their dreams. Waltzing Matildawas based on the death of a striking shearer, ‘Frenchie’ Hoffmeier, who was suspected of burning down a shearing station. 'You'll never catch me alive, said he.'Set against a backdrop of bushfire, flood, war and jubilation, this is the story of one girl's journey towards independence. In front of his terrified daughter, he makes a stand against them, defiant to the last. ![]() Her father has turned swaggie and he's wanted by the troopers. But drought grips the land, and the shearers are on strike. The story behind Banjo Paterson's iconic Australian song.Ages 10-14 'Once a jolly swagman camped by a BillabongUnder the shade of a Coolibah treeAnd he sang as he watched and waited till his Billy boiledYou'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me.'In 1894, twelve-year-old Matilda flees the city slums to find her unknown father and his farm. ![]()
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