 Wireless Weekly 29 March 1941 | |
| Genre | drama serial |
|---|---|
| Running time | 30 mins (9:30 pm – 10:00 pm) |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Language(s) | English |
| Written by | Edmund Barclay |
| Directed by | John Cairns[1] |
| Original release | 31 March – 30 June 1941 |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 14 |
Waltzing Matilda is a 1941 Australian radio serial by Edmund Barclay.[2]
Premise
In 1910, John Hargreaves, a thirty-something clerk in the city, quits his job to travel the country and become a swagman.[3] He is befriended by a man called Nugget.[4]
Episodes
- Episode One - "The Turning of the Worm"
- Episode Two - "The Open Road"
- Episode Three - "Samaritans"
- Episode Four - "Trouble Brewing"[5]
- Episode Five - "The Trouble Brewed"
- Episode Six - "Bush Law"
- Episode Seven - "Back to the Track"
- Episode Nine - "A Good Old Nark"[6]
- Episode 10 - "The Road Again" - "Who shot old man Downs? Nugget says good luck to him, anyhow whoever it was. John, however, makes out a very good case to the effect that old man Downs accidentally shot himself, and then tried to put the blame on his son, Perce. When Nugget realises this, he determines to give old man Downs a piece of his mind."[7]
- Episode 11 - "The Boundary Joke"
- Episode 12
- Episode 13 - "Never Run Smooth"
- Episode 14 - "The Journey's End"
References
- ↑ "Director of "Waltzing Matilda."". West Coast Sentinel. Vol. XXX, no. 1535. South Australia. 18 April 1941. p. 4. Retrieved 2 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Broadcasting Features". The Areas' Express. Vol. LXIV, no. 3271. South Australia. 27 June 1941. p. 1. Retrieved 2 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Listen In!". The Pioneer. Vol. 43, no. 2211. South Australia. 21 March 1941. p. 8. Retrieved 2 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ Australasian Radio Relay League., ""Waltzing Matilda" Tale of Open Road – New Serial For A.B.C. Is By Edmund Barclay", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred Per Cent Australian Radio Journal, Sydney: Wireless Press (Vol. 36 No. 12 (March 22, 1941)), nla.obj-714824112, retrieved 2 September 2023 – via Trove
- ↑ "Merry-Go-Round". Barrier Daily Truth. Vol. XXXIII, no. 9936. New South Wales, Australia. 21 April 1941. p. 2. Retrieved 2 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Waltzing Matilda". Barrier Daily Truth. Vol. XXXIII, no. 9964. New South Wales, Australia. 26 May 1941. p. 5. Retrieved 2 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ Australasian Radio Relay League., "MON DAY...JUNE 2", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred Per Cent Australian Radio Journal, Sydney: Wireless Press (Vol. 36 No. 22 (May 31, 1941)), nla.obj-714903563, retrieved 4 November 2023 – via Trove
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