Modern day Banjo Paterson pens his outback ballads

Helen Walker
Updated September 5 2017 - 6:02pm, first published 5:30pm
Family affair: Brother David, and wife Jo-Anne, author Tim, and parents Jan and Bill Borthwick at the launch of Waltzing Australia held in Toowoomba recently. Picture: Helen Walker
Family affair: Brother David, and wife Jo-Anne, author Tim, and parents Jan and Bill Borthwick at the launch of Waltzing Australia held in Toowoomba recently. Picture: Helen Walker

From a young age Tim Borthwick loved to read the poems of Henry Lawson and Banjo Paterson, and was captivated by their ability to tell a story through rhyme and rhythm. 

Helen Walker

Helen Walker

Toowoomba-based Journalist

Helen is the Toowoomba-based journalist who loves nothing better than covering anything horse sport related, however she covers all commodities and personality yarns. Over the years she has lived in Brisbane, Rockhampton, Longreach and Roma filing stories for the 'bible of the bush'. Contact 0459 827414.

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