“Banjo was the name of a horse I once rode. I was at a loss for a…” — Banjo Paterson

“Banjo was the name of a horse I once rode. I was at a loss for a signature for my first contribution, not wishing to put my own name, and Banjo being in my mind at the time, I just slapped that down.”

Giving his characteristically unceremonious account of how his famous pen-name arose · Interview with Bernard Espinasse, Table Talk, 31 January 1896

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Banjo Paterson

About Banjo Paterson

17 February 1864–5 February 1941

Andrew Barton Paterson, known to generations of readers as “Banjo” Paterson, was born on 17 February 1864 at Narrambla station, near Orange in New South Wales. He died in Sydney on 5 February 1941, twelve days short of his seventy-seventh birthday. Between those dates he became one of the most familiar literary voices…

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