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 land ...