French, Jackie, 1953-2020
'Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong, under the shade of a coolibah tree. And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled, you'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me ...' In 1894, 12-year-old Matilda flees the city slums to find her unknown father and his farm. But drought grips the...