Vintage 1970's Australian Swagman Souvenir Doll Figure Complete All Accessories Waltzing Matilda Blanket Roll Walking Billy Can & Tucker Bag Around Neck. Measures 8" Tall, 3" Wide. Very Good Condition With No Damage On Doll, no stains or rips on clothing, one eye has partially rubbed off and label is peeling at the corner. Same or next day USPS Shipping.

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During the 1930’s Australia suffered a great depression. Men were forced to leave their homes and search of work. Some took to the road with a Billy Can in hand, a tucker bag and a blanket roll, they called their “Waltzing Matilda”. They walked from farm to farm, begging for food, which was given in return for chopping firewood for the farmers for the farmer’s wife.