Summary
Lantern Slide with the song lyrics for 'It's my Mother's Birthday To-Day'.
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 of Content
Lyrics to song 'It's my Mother's Birthday To-Day', with illustration of elderly woman in oval frame with yellow rose on lower edge.
Physical Description
Standard format (3¼ x 3¼ inch square) colour glass lantern slide. Bound by black tape with cream-coloured tape on upper & lower edges.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Leisure, Images & Image Making, Migration & Cultural Diversity
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr Michael Jones, 07 Mar 1990
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User
Jack Hayward, Sydney, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1928-1956
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User
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Format
Lantern Slide, Standard (3¼ in. x 3¼ in.), Colour
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Language
English
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Inscriptions
Printed on glass: 'IT'S MY/MOTHERS [sic]/BIRTHDAY/TO-DAY/CHORUS/It's my Mother's Birthday today I'm on my way with a lovely/bouquet' followed by five more lines. Handwritten on tape: 'MOTHER'S BIRTHDAY / JACK HAYWARD'.
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Classification
Recreation & tourism, Performing arts - concerts, Community singing
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
82 mm (Width), 82 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Audiovisual Technology, Birthdays, Community Organisations & Services, Music, Singing, Still Projectors, Lantern Slides