![No doubt Banjo Paterson in his youth pursued the opposite gender with the enthusiasm of a winner at the races.](/web/20160217155211im_/http://www.watoday.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/n/6/u/0/image.related.wideLandscape.300x169.gmn6ua.png/1454671821212.jpg)
Banjo’s ghost to be found at Randwick
Obviously the bottom line at Banjo Paterson's demise came from his time as a racing writer. "When Paterson, 77, died on February 5, 1941 he had 221/17/1 pounds in the bank and liabilities of 46 pounds," according to Richard Hall in Banjo Paterson (Allen and Unwin).