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What is the significance of Banjo Paterson?
- An early Australian explorer who mapped the interior
- An Australian inventor who developed key agricultural machinery
- A beloved Australian poet who wrote 'The Man from Snowy River' and 'Waltzing Matilda'
Why this is the correct answer
Banjo Paterson wrote in the late 1800s and captured the spirit of the Australian bush and working people in verse that became deeply embedded in national culture. Waltzing Matilda, perhaps his most famous poem, became so beloved that many Australians wanted it as the national anthem.