Winton. In The Year Of Waltzing Matilda 1895-6

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Self Published
Publisher Place: Australia
Publisher Year: 2020
Edition: First Edition

Description: 365 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout.

Publishers Description: What did the newspapers have to say when solicitor and poet Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson visited Winton, Queensland in the 1890s? During his visit, he and Christina Macpherson created what became Australia's best-known song - Waltzing Matilda. What was Winton like when he visited?Through contemporary newspaper reports, this book paints a picture of the Winton district of 1895-6. You'll meet the locals in a thriving, progressive community that experienced its highs and lows.At the time, building was brisk and improvements were being made to public buildings; the season was good and stock movements were numerous; land was being opened up for selection and the opal fields were creating interest. There were musical and dramatic entertainments in town; the mysterious dog poisoner was at work; the hotels and courts were busy, although the churches weren't and the Salvation Army were persistent in their efforts to convert the sinners. Rain created havoc on the roads and delayed the mail and floods had tragic consequences.Fresh memories of the shearers' strike of 1894 created an underlying nervousness as the 1895 shearing season approached but there was also great excitement and a communal sense of accomplishment when the long-awaited Winton artesian bore was completed. The prospect of town water was on the horizon and the approval of the Hughenden-Winton railway was met with great jubilation. Read all about it! Take a journey back to Winton in the year of Waltzing Matilda.

ISBN: 9780980426984