If you thought Waltzing Matilda was just an old timey bush ballad, think again! Josie tells Mel all about the spicy love triangle that inspired Banjo Paterson's iconic tune.

Wanna skip the zest? Head to 29:07.

Credits:

Slim Dusty - "Waltzing Matilda":

https://youtu.be/FqtttbbYfSM

ABC Conversations - "Waltzing Matilda - The Story Behind the Song":

https://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2014/07/15/4046331.htm 

The Capricornian newspaper from 14 Dec 1901:

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/68258559

ABC Radio National 2014:

https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/archived/rarecollections/2014-01-26/5222120

ABC News 2010:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-02-12/waltzing-matilda-an-old-cold-case/329506 

The Daily Telegraph excerpt from the book "Mistress, The True Stories of Mistresses And Their Men" by Matthew Benns and Terry Smyth:

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/mistress-the-true-story-of-mistresses-and-their-men-chapter-8-the-love-triangle-behind-waltzing-matilda/news-story/a8804da5d3df91db3c2cde9f16b5eb13 

Australian Poetry Library:

https://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/paterson-a-b-banjo 

Trishan’s Oz:

https://trishansoz.com/trishansoz/waltzing-matilda/waltz.html

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