Nancy Wills (1920-2005, also known as Nance Macmillan, which may have been her birth name) was an author and playwright. She married seaman and instrument maker Geoff Wills (1919 -2000) on 1 May 1948. They were members of the Communist Arts Group. Wills became a friend of Afro-American singer and activist Paul Robeson and in 1987 wrote a play about his life.

Andrew Barton (Banjo) Paterson (1864-1941), poet, solicitor, journalist, war correspondent and soldier, was born on 17 February 1864 at Narrambla near Orange, New South Wales, eldest of seven children of Andrew Bogle Paterson (d.1889), grazier, and Rose Isabella (nee Barton). He is best known for his bush ballads, such as ' The Man From Snowy River', 'Clancy of the Overflow' and 'The Geebung Polo Club'. They were published as a collection, The Man From Snowy River, and Other Verses, in October 1895. The book was very popular and 7000 copies had sold within a few months.
While staying at Dagworth station, near Winton in Queensland in late 1895, Paterson wrote 'Waltzing Matilda', today Australia's best-known folk song. Paterson worked as a war correspondent during the Boer War (South African War).
Paterson served in the in the Middle East in World War I. Wounded in April 1916, he rejoined his unit in July. He was promoted major and commanded the Australian Remount Squadron from October until he returned to Australia in mid-1919.
After the war Paterson resumed journalism. In 1923 most of his poems were assembled in Collected Verse, which has been reprinted many times. He retired from active journalism in 1930 to devote his leisure to creative writing. In following years he became a successful broadcaster with the Australian Broadcasting Commission on his travels and experiences. He also wrote a book of children's poems, The Animals Noah Forgot (1933). (Information taken from ADB entry)