About 100 people including diplomatic representatives of Australia, Britain, Germany and Turkey gathered Saturday for a commemoration of the 100th anniversary of ANZAC Day – the day Australian and New ...
Though the title of the song sounds like it’s about a dance with someone named Matilda, it’s actually born of an Australian style of poetry called a “bush ballad”—slang in the country for traveling on ...
Written by Scottish-born Australian singer-songwriter Eric Bogle in 1971, and made famous by Liam Clancy, 'The Band Played Waltzing Matilda' is considered one of the finest anti-war songs. It tells ...