I lived from 1864-1941. I was from Australia, and am in the Oceania category.
Andrew Barton Paterson was born on the 17th February 1864 in the township of Narambla, New South Wales. His Father, Andrew a scottish farmer from Lanarkshire. Young Andrew spent his formative years living at a station called “Buckenbah’ in the western districts of New South Wales. The land was unfenced; Dingo infested and was leased by his Father and Uncle from the Crown for a few pennies an acre.
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