However, in the truest sense, a work of fiction is a creation of the writerâs imagination. The two main types of fiction are literary and commercial. Commercial fiction attracts a broad audience and may also fall into any subgenre, like mystery, romance, legal thriller, western, science fiction, and so on.
George Lambert's Anzac, the landing 1915, depicting the landing at Anzac Cove. And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda is a song written by Scottish-born Australian singer-songwriter Eric Bogle in 1971. The song describes war as futile and gruesome, while criticising those who seek to glorify it.
Official and hi-fi recordings can (and should) be purchased at your local record dealer or through a number of web-based companies, like CDNow. A Matilda was the name given to the pack of an Australian Bushman or Swagman. To Waltz Matilda was to carry your pack around the bush. 50.000 soldiers of Australia died at Gallipoli in a stupid and pointless campaign, which was a lot for a small country like Australia.