Dan Morgan (bushranger) Under Arms", first published in serial form in 1882. Two biographies have been written about Morgan: Margaret Carnegie's "Morgan: The Bold Bushranger" (1974), and Edgar F. Penzig's "Morgan the Murderer" (1989). Banjo Paterson wrote the words of "Waltzing Matilda", Australia's most famous folk song, to a tune played on the zither by the grown Christina Macpherson (who was the infant in the 1865 incident above). Morgan is referenced in the song "Billabong Valley" by Australian psychedelic rock group King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, released on their 2017 album, "Flying Microtonal Banana". Dan Morgan (bushranger) Dan Morgan (30 April 1830
Australian English a greeting. "Dinkum", or "fair dinkum" means "true" or "is that true?", among other things, depending on context and inflection. The derivative "dinky-di" means "true" or devoted: a "dinky-di Aussie" is a "true Australian". Australian poetry, such as "The Man from Snowy River", as well as folk songs such as "Waltzing Matilda", contain many historical Australian words and phrases that are understood by Australians even though some are not in common usage today. Australian English, in common with several British English dialects (for example, Cockney, Scouse, Glaswegian and Geordie), uses the word "mate". Many words used by Australians were at