JUST WHO IS THIS WALTZING MATILDA?

The Boston Globe | January 14, 2001| | Copyright

WINTON, Queensland, Australia - Matilda. Darling Matilda.

Who is this mysterious Matilda that any guy would love to waltz with?

A beloved old bag, that's who.

"Waltzing Matilda, waltzing Matilda/You'll come a waltzing Matilda with me?" goes the chorus that identifies Australia and Australians across the world.

A joyous refrain? It resounds that way, boisterously sung wherever wanderlusting or any other Aussies gather. But is it?

I always thought so until I arrived in Winton: Matilda Town. I always thought, like almost every other alien on the planet, that "Waltzing Matilda" was the national ...

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