Waltzing Matilda manuscript notated by Christina Macpherson (the Bartlam-Roulston manuscript), circa 1895 [music].

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Waltzing Matilda manuscript notated by Christina Macpherson (the Bartlam-Roulston manuscript), circa 1895 [music]

Creator
Macpherson, Christina Rutherford, 1864-1936
Call Number
MS 10086
Created/Published
[ca. 1895]
Extent
0.03 m. (1 fol. bag)
Items
1
Scope and Content
MS 10086 comprises the manuscript of the melody and verses of the song Waltzing Matilda, notated by Christina Macpherson, ca. 1895. The manuscript was loaned by the Bartlam-Roulston families to Richard Magoffin for display in his Waltzing Matilda Expo in Kynuna, Queensland, from 1994-2006 (1 fol. bag). A simultaneous draft by Macpherson of the Waltzing Matilda music and lyrics is held in the Christina Macpherson Papers (MS 9065), together with related papers.
Background
In 1895, whilst staying with her brother near Winton, Queensland, Christina Macpherson played a tune she had heard the previous year at the Warrnambool races. Banjo Paterson, who was listening, decided to make up some words to the music. In its various forms Waltzing Matilda has become Australia's best known folksong.
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1936
Material type
Literary Dramatic Musical
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APA citation

Macpherson, Christina Rutherford. (1895). Waltzing Matilda manuscript notated by Christina Macpherson (the Bartlam-Roulston manuscript), Retrieved April 20, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-234957536

MLA citation

Macpherson, Christina Rutherford. Waltzing Matilda manuscript notated by Christina Macpherson (the Bartlam-Roulston manuscript), : , 1895. Web. 20 April 2024 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-234957536>

Harvard/Australian citation

Macpherson, Christina Rutherford. 1895, Waltzing Matilda manuscript notated by Christina Macpherson (the Bartlam-Roulston manuscript), , viewed 20 April 2024 http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-234957536

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