Waltzing Matilda is so popular it was performed at the opening ceremonies of the Sydney Olympics before the Australian national anthem was played. Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee.

Don't miss out on the headlines from Central & North Burnett. Followed categories will be added to My News. "When people first meet him, they love him to bits," Coutts Crossing resident Sue Noddy ...

The popular Australian ethos grew out of the ways of the swagman, and the miners of Eureka stockade, the shearers and the strikes of the 1890s, and the Diggers of the great wars. Ideals of anti ...

The diaries themselves, Diary of a Welsh Swagman, by Joseph's grandson William Evans, have been a set-text for Australian high school pupils since 1978, although now their unedited form has been ...

The original swagman's story doesn't end well "Australia ... rule obsessed and bureaucratic places I have ever lived. The Australian gentleman's guide to smoking says... don't smoke When I first ...