Waltzing Matilda in 1926 as performed by John Collinson and Russell Callow. In 2008, this recording of "Waltzing Matilda" was added to the Sounds of Australia registry in the National Film and Sound Archive which says that there are more recordings of "Waltzing Matilda" than any other Australian song. The Australian poet Banjo Paterson wrote the words to "Waltzing Matilda" in January 1895 while staying at Dagworth Station, a sheep and cattle station near Winton in Central West Queensland owned by the Macpherson family. The words were written to a tune played on a zither or autoharp by 31‑year‑old Christina Macpherson, one
John Paterson (Australian politician) Barton in 1861 at Molong and together they had four children, two daughters and two sons. His nephew is the renowned poet and author Banjo Paterson. Paterson died in Illalong, New South Wales on 9 August 1871. John Paterson (Australian politician) John Paterson (8 December 1831 – 9 August 1871) was a Scottish-born Australian politician in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. Paterson was born in Clydevale, Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire in 1831. He took his name from his father, Captain John Paterson, a soldier. His mother was Ann Howison. Paterson arrived in New South Wales in 1850. He was a pastoralist