Editing Banjo Paterson (section)

==Early life==
[[File:Banjo Paterson and Fanny.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Paterson as a baby with his nanny, [[Wiradjuri]] girl Fanny Hopkins, mid-1860s]]
Andrew Barton Paterson was born on 17 February 1864 at the property "Narrambla", near [[Orange, New South Wales]], the eldest son of Andrew Bogle Paterson, a Scottish immigrant from [[Lanarkshire]], and Australian-born Rose Isabella Barton,<ref name=ADB /> related to the future first prime minister of Australia, [[Edmund Barton]].<ref name=DAB>{{cite web |url=http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks15/1500721h/0-dict-biogP-Q.html#paterson1 |title=Paterson, Andrew Barton (1864–1941) |access-date=19 January 2008 |author=Percival Serle |work=[[Dictionary of Australian Biography]] |publisher=Angus & Robertson |year=1949 |author-link=Percival Serle |archive-date=27 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190527165454/http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks15/1500721h/0-dict-biogP-Q.html#paterson1 |url-status=live }}</ref> Paterson's family lived on the isolated [[Buckinbah|Buckinbah Station]] near [[Yeoval]] NSW<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.yeoval.com.au/about-yeoval/yeoval-visitor-info/history-of-banjo-paterson.html |title=Yeoval Community Website |access-date=16 February 2014 |archive-date=15 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140215012325/http://www.yeoval.com.au/about-yeoval/yeoval-visitor-info/history-of-banjo-paterson.html |url-status=live }}</ref> until he was five when his father lost his wool clip in a flood and was forced to sell up.<ref name="DM56"/> When Paterson's uncle [[John Paterson (Australian politician)|John Paterson]] died, his family took over John Paterson's farm in Illalong, near [[Yass, New South Wales|Yass]], close to the main route between [[Melbourne]] and Sydney.  [[Bullock cart|Bullock teams]], [[Cobb and Co]] coaches and drovers were familiar sights to him. He also saw horsemen from the [[Murrumbidgee River]] area and [[Snowy Mountains]] country take part in [[Picnic horse racing|picnic races]] and [[polo]] matches, which led to his fondness of horses and inspired his writings.<ref name=ADB />

Paterson's early education came from a [[governess]], but when he was able to ride a pony, he was taught at the bush school at [[Binalong, New South Wales|Binalong]]. In 1874 Paterson was sent to [[Sydney Grammar School]], performing well both as a student and a sportsman. During this time, he lived in a cottage called Rockend, in the suburb of [[Gladesville, New South Wales|Gladesville]]. The cottage is now listed on the [[Register of the National Estate]] and [[New South Wales State Heritage Register]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=2340020 |title=New South Wales State Heritage Register: ''Rockend Cottage'' later ''Banjo Paterson Cottage Restaurant'' |access-date=26 May 2020 |archive-date=22 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222031439/https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=2340020 |url-status=live }}</ref> He left the prestigious school at 16 after failing an examination for a scholarship to the [[University of Sydney]].<ref name=ADB />