1891 Australian shearers' strike wrote his novel in 1892, T"he workingman's paradise", with two aims: to support fundraising efforts for the imprisoned unionists, and to explain unionism and socialism to those who would listen. Banjo Paterson's song Waltzing Matilda, an unofficial Australian anthem, was also written about this era of shearers' industrial disputes in Queensland. Helen Palmer's song 'The Ballad Of 1891', set to music by Doreen Jacobs, details the lead up to the strike and aftermath. The 1975 film Sunday Too Far Away, directed by Ken Hannam has been partly inspired by the events surrounding this strike. The site of the striking shearers'
Waltzing Matilda (film) engagement and Chic sets off alone as a swagman, accompanied by a chorus of 'Waltzing Matilda'. Pat Hanna held a competition for the name of the film. A prize of ₤10 was shared amongst the 20 people who suggested "Waltzing Matilda". The character of Chic William was well established on stage and in Pat Hanna's previous movies but changed for this film- he is poor, drinking heavily and drifting from job to job. The movie was shot at Efftee Studios in Melbourne in mid 1933. The romantic male lead, Norman French, was a casting director for Efftee and Hanna. The