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Lantern Slide - 'Waltzing Matilda', Part 2, circa 1928-1956 Reg. No: MM 97181

Summary:: Lantern Slide with the song lyrics for 'Waltzing Matilda', Part 2. Lyrics written by Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson, 1895.

Used by Mr Jack Hayward an entertainer who held community concerts in Sydney suburbs and in Geelong from about 1928 (Lakemba, NSW) to 1939 (Geelong) and then in Geelong for a few years after World War Two. "Community Singing As It Should Be" was a feature of these concerts, which also included other musical items. Community Concerts were held at the Hall of Honour, Yarra Street, Geelong on weekend evenings; his son suggested they continued until the advent of television in 1956. Many of the slides Jack used for the concerts were imported. Mr Hayward was a member of the Royal Navy before he migrated to Australia; he joined the Australian Navy during World War Two.
Description:: Standard format (3¼ x 3¼ inch square) lantern slide, comprising black typescript text printed on glass with black paper rectangular mask against image under protective glass cover plate; sealed with cream-coloured adhesive tape around edge.
Description Of Content:: Lyrics to song 'Waltzing Matilda', Part 2.
Acquisition Information:: Donation from Mr Michael Jones, 1990

Discipline:	History
Dimensions:	83 mm (Height), 83 mm (Width)

Tagged with:	cultural identity, music, community organisations services, singing, audiovisual technology, still projectors, lantern slides
Themes this item is part of:	Images & Image Making Collection, Leisure Collection, Migration Collection
Primary Classification:	RECREATION & TOURISM
Secondary Classification:	Performing Arts - Concerts
Tertiary Classification:	community singing
Inscriptions:	In typescript:' Waltzing Matilda/Waltzing Matilda/You'll come a Waltzing/Matilda with Me, ---.' followed by six more lines. Handwritten on tape: 'WALTZING MATILDA /2'.
Format:	Lantern Slide: Black & White; Standard (3¼ in. x 3¼ in.)
User:	Jack Hayward, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1928-1956
User:	Jack Hayward, Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1928-1956
Author:	Andrew Paterson, Australia