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Banjo Paterson 1864 - 1941 Andrew Barton Paterson

In the 1950’s Yass very proudly dedicated a My little collie pup works silently and wide park in the township to the memory of Banjo Paterson. As silent as a fox, you’ll see her come and go A shadow through the rocks, where ash and Yass Valley Information Centre You can wander around the rose garden and messmate grow 259 Comur Street , Yass admire his bust in bonze, excerpts from some Then list to sight and sound, behind some 1300 886 014 of his most well known poems as well as rugged steep, she works her way around and yassvalley.com.au information regarding his connection to the gathers up the sheep area about his life. Mountain Squatter Updated November 2018 Banjo Paterson Banjo Paterson Banjo Paterson Early Days School Days Coodravale

Andrew Barton (Bartie) Paterson was the A governess was employed by the The love of the bush never left ‘Banjo’, a oldest of seven Paterson children. He was Paterson’s to teach Bartie to read and pen name he took from a horse, owned by five when his father moved to ‘Illalong write, as the Paterson household was his family. Station’ near Binalong. never lacking in an appreciation of the things of culture. After years in the city, he was ready to The station lay on the main route between return to his ‘Mountain Station’ and the & , so there were Bartie started school in Binalng. The school opportunity came through an frequent travellers along the road from was four miles from his hone at Illalong, advertisement in the Town & Country bullockies to Cobb & Co coaches. and he rode a horse bareback to and from Journal. The advertisement offered the school. Binalong is where the bushranger, property of ‘Coodravale’, near Wee Jasper Johnny Gilbert was shot and buried and for sale, in the rugged country between what is now Canberra and Yass. Paterson, with a syndicate, took over the 40,00 acre property. It offered his children the opportunity to grow Paterson’s poem ‘How Gilbert Died’ came from experiences of these early days in Binalong. Bartie attended Binalong school Paterson’s experience at “Coodravale” were for two years and recalled many events of reflected with at least two - ‘The these days, like gaunt Irish schoolmaster and the coming of the railway to the area.

These school days were all too soon over A trip to the racetrack at Bogolong (known and the Paterson family decided Bartie should attend as a for ‘Old Pardon, the Son of Reprieve’. At 8, day student and live with his grandmother the stations roustabout took young Bartie in Gladesville. He continued to return to to the New Year’s Day race meet. The pony Illalong during the holidays, even playing Bartie rode had a very light saddle and one cricket for the local team. of the jockeys borrowed it for the race, promising him a ginger beer if he won. Bartie had been a diligent , event brilliant Bartie collected his ginger beer after the student and matriculated at sixteen, then he began to work for a solicitor’s firm. ‘Coodravale Homestead’ Wee Jasper NSW