 The movie contains numerous references to A.B. "Banjo" Patterson,  besides being based on his poem. Patterson himself is a character in  the movie, as is Clancy from the poem "Clancy of the Overflow"  (Clancy also makes an appearance in the poem "The Man from Snowy  River") Harrisons wife was named Matilda. Patterson wrote the song  "Waltzing Matilda" and the melody can be heard at the very end of  the movie.