Who they were
Raised on a New South Wales station, Paterson worked as a solicitor while publishing poems about life in the bush, the inland country.
What they did
His Waltzing Matilda (1895) and The Man from Snowy River were widely sung and recited and became emblems of Australian identity. He also worked as a war correspondent.
Legacy
Waltzing Matilda is still cherished as an unofficial national song. Paterson is remembered as Australia’s national poet.