From ABC Radio National.
‘The Matilda Myth, on radio and online, makes the case that the real swagman, immortalised in our ‘Ballad of the Fair Go,’ didn’t drown himself in a billabong but was most probably murdered beside one, assassinated to silence the rebellion of the 1894 Shearers’ Strike.
This contentious hypothesis, based on the life’s work of folk historian Richard Magoffin and several other respected scholars, also implicates our best-known bard, A.B. ‘Banjo’ Paterson, in a murder conspiracy cover-up few have wanted to believe.
You can make your own connections between historical fact and myth, and contribute your own short story or version of the song: visit The Matilda Myth on Pool to take part.
This website will also develop into a rich resource for students, researchers and anyone with an interest in the enigmatic tale of Waltzing Matilda.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/features/matildamyth/
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