Waltzing Matilda became a popular song with foreign folk singers of various kinds in the 40s and 50s.

Famed Australian harmonica player Horrie Dargie and his Rocking Reeds (a band of harmonica players) recorded this instrumental version in the early 1940s.

Tex Morton's version of Waltzing Matilda from 1943 was recorded for a wartime radio broadcast and has a very different feel.

The years of the Second World War gave rise to numerous recordings of Waltzing Matilda.

It wasn’t until Peter Dawson’s version in 1938, based on the arrangement by British musical examiner Thomas Wood, that Waltzing Matilda became a hit.

Gearge Trevares was a trombonist and band leader during the 40s and this arrangement was recorded in Sydney in July 1945 as the B side to Back to Croajingolong.

A popular entertainment in Australia during the 1950s was Square Dancing, and just about any song could be turned into a square dance call.

Queen Elizabeth’s Royal Tour in 1954 was the occasion for this recording of the Thomas Wood arrangement performed by the South Australian Symphony Orchestra and the Adelaide Singers for a Royal Gal

The 116th Rhythm Ensemble was an Australian military entertainment unit during the Second World War. They recorded this swing version for a radio broadcast.

Hear 13 different versions of Waltzing Matilda, inspired by crazes, fads and fashions in popular music through time.