Billabong
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In Australian English, a billabong is a small body of water, usually a permanent one created by a change in course or the flooding of a river. It is variously used to refer to oxbow lakes, dry creek b
A billabong along Scrubby Creek at Berrinba Wetlands, Queensland, 2014
A billabong in the Northern Territory
A billabong on the Goulburn River in Victoria
Waltzing Matilda
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"Waltzing Matilda" is a song developed in the Australian style of poetry and folk music called a bush ballad. It has been described as the country's "unofficial national anthem".
Billabong
…of a coolibah tree, And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled, Who'll come a'waltzing Matilda with me Banjo Paterson's popular song "Waltzing Matilda" is set beside a billabong. Mary Grant Bruce wrote a series of books, known as The Billabong Series, depicting the adventures of the Linton family, who…
Original manuscript, transcribed by Christina Macpherson, c. 1895
Combo Waterhole, thought to be the location that inspired the story of "Waltzing Matilda"
Fortified temporary shearing shed at Dagworth Station following the 1894 arson of the main shed. The three troopers at left may be those referred to in "Waltzing Matilda", while the squatter was Bob Macpherson, fourth from right.
Photograph of a swagman, c. 1901, holding a billy and carrying a swag on his back