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New Norfolk, Tasmania
Photo: Arch which was salvaged from the A.M.P. building in Hobart when it was demolished in 1968 to make way for a new high-rise office block. It now stands in the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, Hobart.
Valley Sunrise Edition 803
0600 ~ 0900 AEDT
PLAYLIST
| TRACK | RELEASE YEAR | TIME | PREVIOUS PLAYS | LAST PLAYED | ISRC |
| Graham Oliver – Another Broken Heart | 2024 | HOUR 1 | 1 | 4/10/2024 | |
| Mick Flavin – Oklahoma Morning | 2024 | HOUR 1 | 0 | TCAIN 2460646 | |
| Carly Simon – More And More | 1980 | HOUR 1 | 4 | 11/4/2014 | |
| Watling & Bates – Closer | 2024 | HOUR 1 | 1 | 8/9/2024 | AUHNE 2200007 |
| By Request: Kenny Rogers – Sweet Music Man | HOUR 1 | 0 | |||
| Doc Holiday – Hold Me | 2024 | HOUR 1 | 1 | 4/10/2024 | |
| Capitol Symphony Orchestra – Polka From The Bartered Bide | HOUR 1 | 1 | 27/9/2024 | ||
| Christine Leaves – My Forever Friend | 2022 | HOUR 1 | 5 | 4/10/2024 | AUEOX 2100009 |
| Jade Hurley – Room Full Of Roses | HOUR 1 | 2 | 23/5/2021 | ||
| Pete King Orchestra & Chorus – Blue Moon | HOUR 1 | 1 | 26/4/2024 | ||
| 60 Year Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1964 Terry Stafford – Follow The Rainbow | 1964 | HOUR 1 | 6 | 11/10/2024 | |
| 60 Year Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1964 Peter & Gordon – I Don’t Want To See You Again | 1964 | HOUR 1 | 1 | 11/10/2024 | |
| Peter Salata – My Girl Back On The Land | 2024 | HOUR 1 | 1 | 4/10/2024 | |
| Tony Olson Music Project – If You Want To Be Happy | 2024 | HOUR 2 | 1 | 4/10/2024 | |
| Cilla Black – Do That To Me One More Time | 1980 | HOUR 2 | 1 | 16/2/2014 | |
| Col Elliott – Only A Moment In Time | 2024 | HOUR 2 | 2 | 18/8/2024 | USHM 91111450 |
| Petula Clark – Games People Play | HOUR 2 | 1 | 29/9/2024 | ||
| Larissa Tormey & Remy O – Fire And Water | 2024 | HOUR 2 | 3 | 4/10/2024 | IEJHJ 2400002 |
| Bob Young Orchestra & Chorus – I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm | HOUR 2 | 1 | 17/1/2020 | ||
| James Last Orchestra – Medley | HOUR 2 | 2 | 29/9/2024 | ||
| Clayton Saunders – Slim Dusty | 2024 | HOUR 2 | 2 | 4/10/2024 | QZTAX 2451832 |
| Slim Dusty – Namatjira | HOUR 2 | 5 | 27/9/2024 | ||
| The Top 20 Billboard Tracks of 1962 No 18: Johnny Tillotson – It Keeps Right On A’Hurting | 1962 | HOUR 2 | 5 | 29/5/2020 | |
| Claudine Longet – L’Amour Est Bleu | 1968 | HOUR 2 | 3 | 29/1/2017 | |
| Dianne Coombes – Start Where You Are | 2024 | HOUR 2 | 2 | 29/9/2024 | |
| Ray Conniff Singers – Born Free | HOUR 3 | 2 | 29/9/2024 | ||
| By Request: Beatles – Fool On The Hill | HOUR 3 | 5 | 17/11/2019 | ||
| By Request: Buddy Williams & Ivy Somerfeld – Let’s Grow Old Together | HOUR 3 | 5 | 11/8/2024 | ||
| By Request: John Leyton – Johnny Remember Me | 1961 | HOUR 3 | 9 | 21/5/2023 | |
| Frankie Laine – Wheel of Fortune | HOUR 3 | 1 | 28/9/2018 | ||
| Russel Kitchin – State of Mind | HOUR 3 | 1 | 11/8/2024 | ||
| Frank Chacksfield Orchestra – Pepe | HOUR 3 | 1 | 29/9/2024 | ||
| By Request: Vic Dana – Red Roses For A Blue Lady | 1965 | HOUR 3 | 6 | 28/4/2024 | |
| Abby Grace – The Grace of Shame | HOUR 3 | 0 | |||
| Christa Fartek – Don’t Wait | 2024 | HOUR 3 | 1 | 4/10/2024 | |
| Graeme Clarke – How Long | 2024 | HOUR 3 | 1 | 11/10/2024 | |
| Owen Smith – Market Time | 2024 | HOUR 3 | 0 |
13 OCTOBER IN HISTORY:
1926 Launceston, Tasmania – The worst floods in the Tamar River for 20 years were recorded.
1943 Rome, Italy – A new Government deposed that of Benito Mussolini, sided with the Allies, and declared war on Germany.
1972 A Uruguayan Air Force plane crashed in the remote Andes mountains near the Argentina / Chile border. Of the 45 who survived the crash, only 16 lived long enough to be rescued on December 23rd.
BORN:
1934 Chania, Crete – Nana Mouskouri, Greek singer confirmed to have sold between 200 and 300 million records worldwide in a 50-year career, making her one of the best-selling singers of all time. Turns 90.
1941 Newark, New Jersey, U.S.A. – Paul Simon, singer, songwriter and actor whose career has spanned seven decades, partly as half of the 60s duo, Simon & Garfunkel. Turns 83
DIED:
2001 Castlemaine, Victoria – Peter Doyle, pop singer who had several Top 40 hits in Australia during the 1960s before becoming a member of the New Seekers in the early ‘70s. He resumed his solo career in 1973. Aged 52.
2010 Springfield, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. – Alfred Cini BKA Al Martino, singer and actor best known for his record releases during the 1950s 60s and 70s. Aged 82
Friday Morning Radio Edition 438
Three hours of music, Indies and memories not heard on mainstream radio on TYGA-FM, 98.9 on the dial, or On-line, at www.tygafm.org.au/listen-live/
Today’s Photo: Mt Field National Park, Tasmania, 2 October 2024
Today’s Playlist:
| TRACK | RELEASE YEAR | TIME | PREVIOUS PLAYS | LAST PLAYED | ISRC |
| Lloyd Back – The Voice | 2024 | HOUR 1 | 3 | 6/10/2024 | AUZY4 2300052 |
| Ashley Gall – At 21 | 2024 | HOUR 1 | 0 | AUZY4 2400013 | |
| Charlie Adams – Buy Me A Beer | 2024 | HOUR 1 | 0 | AUJ3Z 2300010 | |
| Jim Reeves – Waltzing On Top Of The World | 1964 | HOUR 1 | 8 | 18/8/2024 | |
| Edward Woodward – A Taste Of Honey | HOUR 1 | 3 | 10/7/2015 | ||
| Backtrack: Gina Jones – Into My Heart | 2021 | HOUR 1 | 2 | 11/2/2022 | |
| Paul Mauriat & His Orchestra – Under The Bridges of Paris | HOUR 1 | 0 | |||
| Francoise Hardy – L’Amitie | HOUR 1 | 3 | 3/10/2021 | ||
| Paddy Canavan – My Own Carrickmore | 2024 | HOUR 1 | 1 | 17/5/2024 | |
| May Mack – Monet Sky | 2024 | HOUR 1 | 2 | 29/9/2024 | QMAAK 2417373 |
| 60 Year Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1964 Roger Miller – Chug A Lug | 1964 | HOUR 1 | 3 | 30/4/2017 | |
| 60 Year Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1964 Steve Lawrence – Yet I Know | 1964 | HOUR 1 | 3 | 15/11/2019 | |
| Backtrack: Richard Mulligan – Good Luck Charm | HOUR 1 | 5 | 27/9/2024 | ||
| Tornados – Monte Carlo | 1964 | HOUR 1 | 7 | 28/6/2024 | |
| Alan Mason – Family And Friends | 2024 | HOUR 2 | 0 | ||
| Chris Guenther – Long And Bitter Chill | 2024 | HOUR 2 | 0 | QMAAK 24 30346 | |
| Backtrack: Sabrina Fallon – Mississippi | 2022 | 8 | 15/9/2023 | ||
| Pee Wee Hunt Orchestra – Oh! | 1953 | HOUR 2 | 0 | ||
| Victoria Eman – It’s About Time | 2024 | HOUR 2 | 3 | 6/10/2024 | |
| 18th Century Corporation – Walk On By | HOUR 2 | 1 | 18/5/2012 | ||
| Melbourne Pops Orchestra – The Hustle | HOUR 2 | 0 | |||
| By Request: Charlie Landsborough – Part Of Me | 2022 | HOUR 2 | 4 | 28/7/2024 | |
| Backtrack: Ear Candy – I Believe In Love | 2020 | HOUR 2 | 4 | 1/1/2021 | |
| Graeme Clarke – How Long | 2024 | HOUR 2 | 0 | ||
| Derek Buckham – Elvis The Kid With A Heart of Gold | 2024 | HOUR 2 | 2 | 29/9/2024 | GXA5Y 2400007 |
| Seekers – Morningtown Ride | 1989 | HOUR 2 | 3 | 13/11/2020 | |
| Roy Orbison – Blue Angel | 1961 | HOUR 3 | 5 | 12/11/2023 | |
| Dianne Lindsay – A Teardrop On A Rose | 2024 | HOUR 3 | 0 | ||
| Bob Marshall – Things Mommas Say | 2024 | HOUR 3 | 0 | ||
| Roger Whittaker – Die Bilder Der Kindheit | HOUR 3 | 0 | |||
| Rae Leigh – The War That Stole My Daddy’s Life | 2024 | HOUR 3 | 4 | 6/10/2024 | QZTB3 2498152 |
| Bill Anderson – One Mile Over and Two Miles Back | HOUR 3 | 0 | |||
| Royal Symphony Orchestra – Symphony Of The Seas | HOUR 3 | 0 | |||
| 60 Year Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1964 Terry Stafford – Follow The Rainbow | 1964 | HOUR 3 | 5 | 26/7/2024 | |
| 60 Year Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1964 Peter & Gordon – I Don’t Want To See You Again | 1964 | HOUR 3 | 0 | ||
| Backtrack: Warren Kearney – The Murray Cod Waltz | 2021 | HOUR 3 | 4 | 3/9/2021 | |
| Jewels & The Heist – Where Do We Go From Here | 2024 | HOUR 3 | 1 | 17/3/2024 | AUMEV 2401128 |
| Eric Devries – Shadow Of A Man | 2024 | HOUR 3 | 0 | NL5XB 2400001 |
11 OCTOBER IN HISTORY:
1906 San Francisco, California, U.S.A. – The public school board sparked a diplomatic crisis between the United States and Japan by ordering Japanese students to be taught in racially segregated schools
1940 Australia – Wartime civilian petrol rationing was introduced..
1954 Hobart, Tasmania – A report on the construction of a tunnel beneath the Derwent River, calculated to cost £3 million was submitted to the Hobart City Council by its Works Committee. The report was then forwarded to the State Government for its consideration.
At the same time, the first section of the Brooker Highway, from Risdon Rd to Derwent Park Rd, was officially opened by Governor Sir Ronald Cross.
1958 Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S.A. – NASA launched the lunar probe Pioneer 1, which failed to leave Earth and was destroyed when it re-entered the atmosphere.
1982 Near Portsmouth, England – A surviving portion of the Mary Rose, a Tudor gunship which sank in 1545, was raised from the sea bed in the Solent Channel. It, and thousands of artifacts also recovered, are effectively a time capsule of the era.
BORN:
1943 – St Austell, Cornwall England – John Nettles, actor best known for his lead roles in the television dramas Bergerac and Midsomer Murders. Turns 81.
1957 – Anglesey, Wales – Dawn French, comedian, actress and screenwriter well known for her lead role as Geraldine Granger in the TV sitcom The Vicar of Dibley. Turns 67
DIED:
1935 – Brisbane, Queensland – Arthur Hoey Davis alias Steele Rudd, Australian author famed for writing Austrralian publications such as On Our Selection, which was serialised and broadcast by radio stations throughout Australia. (Aged 66)
1963 – Plascassier, France – Édith Giovanna Gassion alias Edith Piaf, singer, actress and cultural icon regarded as France’s greatest popular singer (Aged 47)
2008 – Buckley, North Wales – Ronald Hulme BKA Russ Hamilton, first Liverpool pop singer to hit the United States music scene with his song Rainbow. (Aged 76)
Photo: Russell Falls, Mt Field National Park, taken Wednesday 2 October.
Valley Sunrise Edition 802
0600 ~ 0900 AEDT
(A six month Daylight Saving period commenced in Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia and the Australian Capital Territory at 2 a.m. Clocks were put forward one hour.)
Today’s Playlist (V S):
| TRACK | RELEASE YEAR | TIME | PREVIOUS PLAYS | LAST PLAYED | ISRC |
| Pamela Rooney – Love Me Out Of Leaving You Tonight | 2024 | HOUR 1 | 1 | 27/9/2024 | QZW6A 2400218 |
| Clayton Saunders – Black Sheep | 2024 | HOUR 1 | 3 | 27/9/2024 | |
| Cumberland River Project – Highway Blue | 2024 | HOUR 1 | 1 | 27/9/2024 | |
| By Request – P J Proby – Somewhere | 1964 | HOUR 1 | 15 | 12/5/2024 | |
| Briggs & Stark – Go Ahead | 2024 | HOUR 1 | 1 | 27/9/2024 | |
| Backtrack – Lance Birrell – Spinifex | 2022 | HOUR 1 | 3 | 11/11/2022 | |
| Fausto Papetti – La Mer | HOUR 1 | 1 | 27/11/2020 | ||
| Muriel O’Connor, Fran Curry & Brendan Grace – My Elusive Dreams | 2024 | HOUR 1 | 3 | 27/9/2024 | IEPBV 1700015 |
| Sonny James – Still Water Runs Deep | HOUR 1 | 0 | |||
| Backtrack – Graeme Clarke – Some Broken Hearts Never Mend | 2017 | HOUR 1 | 5 | 13/2/2022 | |
| 60 Year Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1964 Gerry & Pacemakers – It’s Gonna Be Alright | 1964 | HOUR 1 | 3 | 4/10/2024 | |
| 60 Year Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1964 Kinks – You Really Got Me | 1964 | HOUR 1 | 4 | 4/10/2024 | |
| Bill Shadler – There’s Only Been A Few | 2024 | HOUR 1 | 1 | 27/9/2024 | |
| Drummond – Daddy Cool | HOUR 1 | 6 | 5/5/2023 | ||
| Victoria Eman – It’s About Time | 2024 | HOUR 2 | 2 | 29/9/2024 | |
| Lloyd Back – The Voice | 2024 | HOUR 2 | 2 | 29/9/2024 | AUZY4 2300052 |
| Cash Backman – Caroline | 1976 | HOUR 2 | 4 | 28/7/2023 | |
| Albert Hammond – Esperame En El Cielo | HOUR 2 | 0 | |||
| Ray Malcolm – Que Sera Sera | 2024 | HOUR 2 | 1 | 29/9/2024 | |
| Charley Pride – Don’t Fight Feelings of Love | 1974 | HOUR 2 | 3 | 28/4/2017 | |
| London Symphony Orchestra – I Don’t Know How To Love Him | HOUR 2 | 0 | |||
| Jim Reeves & Patsy Cline – The Wayward Wind | HOUR 2 | 4 | 5/3/2021 | ||
| Carpenters – On Top Of The World | 1972 | HOUR 2 | 11 | 18/12/2022 | |
| The Top 20 Billboard Tracks of 1962 – No 17: Chubby Checker & Dee Dee sharp – Slow Twistin’ | 1962 | HOUR 2 | 0 | ||
| Michaela Harkin – I’m On My Way | 2024 | HOUR 2 | 1 | 29/9/2024 | TCAIL 2453797 |
| Nishida Hikaru – Sukiyaku | HOUR 2 | 4 | 26/4/2024 | ||
| Henry Mancini & His Orchestra – Penny Whistle Jig | HOUR 2 | 3 | 15/7/2018 | ||
| Chris Barber & Mark Knopfler – The Next Time I’m In Town | 2024 | HOUR 3 | 3 | 29/9/2024 | |
| By Request – Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra – Morgen | HOUR 3 | 5 | 5/7/2024 | ||
| By Request – Johnny Horton – Whispering Pines | HOUR 3 | 2 | 26/11/2023 | ||
| By Request – Beatles – Help | 1965 | HOUR 3 | 13 | 28/8/2020 | |
| By Request – Annie Lennox – No More I Love Yous | HOUR 3 | 0 | |||
| Rae Leigh – The War That Stole My Daddy’s Life | 2024 | HOUR 3 | 3 | 29/9/2024 | QZTB3 2498152 |
| Lawrence Welk & His Orchestra – Alley Cat | HOUR 3 | 0 | |||
| By Request – ABBA – The Winner Takes It All | HOUR 3 | 4 | 19/11/2023 | ||
| By Request – Demis Roussos – My Friend The Wind | HOUR 3 | 12 | 10/3/2024 | ||
| Andy Penkow – Ghostly Gums | 2022 | HOUR 3 | 6 | 19/4/2024 | |
| ABC Showband – Lost Patrol (Four Corners Theme) | HOUR 3 | 8 | 3/5/2024 |
6 October in History
BORN:
1846 – New York, U.S.A. – George Westinghouse, inventor of the railway air brake. Died 1914.
1908 – Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.A. – Jane Alice Peters alias Carole Lombard, actress known for her roles in comedy movies of the 1930s. Died 1942.
1914 – Larvik, Norway – Thor Heyerdahl, adventurer notable for the 1947 Kon-Tiki expedition. Died 2002.
1947 – Clarendon Jamaica – Millicent Dolly May Small, alias Millie, the first international recording star from the Caribbean and performer of the 1964 No 1 hit, My Boy Lollipop, which sold over 7 million copies worldwide. Died 2020.
DIED:
1978 – Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales – Johnny O’Keefe, often referred to by his initials, “J.O.K.”, rock and roll singer whose career began in the 1950s. In his 20-year career, O’Keefe released over 50 singles, 50 EPs and 100 albums. Aged 43.
1980 – London, England – Josephine Edwina Jaques alias Hattie Jacques, comedy actress. Aged 58.
1985 – Los Angeles, California U.S.A. – Nelson Smock Riddle, Jr. alias Nelson Riddle, arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator. Aged 64.
2011 – Cairns, Queensland – Diane Cilento, Australian theatre and film actress and author. (Aged 78)
2015 – Morehead City, North Carolina, U.S.A. – Billy Joe Royal, Best known for his 1965 Top 10 hit Down In The Boondocks. Aged 73.
2015 – Burbank, California, U.S.A. – Kevin Corcoran former child actor, director and producer. Aged 66.
2020 – Houston, Texas, U.S.A. – John Lester Nash, Jr. alias Johnny Nash, singer-songwriter, best known for his 1972 hit I Can See Clearly Now. He was the first non-Jamaican to record reggae music in Kingston, Jamaica. Aged 80.
2022 – Blanchard, Oklahoma U.S.A. – Myrna Joy Miller, alias Jody Miller, cross-over country/pop singer, whose best known hits were, He Walks Like A Man in 1964, and Queen Of The House, released 1965. Aged 80.
EVENT:
1972 – Faraday, Victoria – Six young girls and their teacher were kidnapped from a small country school near Castlemaine. Whilst they were imprisoned in the back of a van, the 19-year-old teacher effected an escape and led the children to safety. Two men were later charged, convicted and sentenced to lengthy terms of imprisonment.
Friday Morning Radio Edition 437
Three hours of music, Indies and memories not heard on mainstream radio on TYGA-FM, 98.9 on the dial, or On-line, at www.tygafm.org.au/listen-live/
Today’s Photo: Horseshoe Falls, Mt Field National Park, Tasmania, 2 October 2024
Today’s Playlist:
| TRACK | RELEASE YEAR | TIME | PREVIOUS PLAYS | LAST PLAYED | ISRC |
| Tony Olson Music Project – If You Wanna Be Happy | 2024 | HOUR 1 | 0 | ||
| Clayton Saunders – Slim Dusty | 2024 | HOUR 1 | 1 | 13/9/2024 | QZTAX 2451832 |
| Slim Dusty – Duncan | HOUR 1 | 17 | 8/9/2023 | ||
| Leroy Van Dyke – Walk On By Leroy Van Dyke born this day 1929 in Mora, Missouri, USA, turns 94 today. | 1961 | HOUR 1 | 15 | 27/10/2023 | |
| Kevin Sullivan – Against The Tide | 2020 | HOUR 1 | 5 | 16/8/2024 | AUVW1 2000002 |
| Backtrack – Aly Cook – Kimberley | 2017 | HOUR 1 | 8 | 14/2/2020 | |
| James Last Orchestra – Medley | HOUR 1 | 2 | 13/9/2024 | ||
| Charley Pride – Just Between You And Me | HOUR 1 | 5 | 2/6/2024 | ||
| Janis Joplin – Me And Bobby McGee Janis Joplin, died this day 1970 in Hollywood, California, USA, aged 27. | 1971 | HOUR 1 | 3 | 6/5/2018 | |
| Doc Holiday – Hold Me | 2024 | HOUR 1 | 0 | ||
| 60 Year Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1964 Gerry & Pacemakers – It’s Gonna Be Alright | 1964 | HOUR 1 | 2 | 28/9/2014 | |
| 60 Year Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1964 Kinks – You Really Got Me | 1964 | HOUR 1 | 3 | 6/9/2019 | |
| Ken Lindsay – Gunner The Kelpie Hero | 2024 | HOUR 1 | 0 | ||
| Gerard Gormley – Streets of Promise | 2024 | HOUR 2 | 1 | 3/5/2024 | |
| Christine Leaves – My Forever Friend | 2022 | HOUR 2 | 4 | 13/1/2023 | AUEOX 2100009 |
| Peter Salata – My Girl Back On The Land | 2024 | HOUR 2 | 0 | ||
| They Don’t Make Them Like This Anymore Russ Morgan Orchestra – The Laughing Trombone Polka | HOUR 2 | 0 | |||
| Loretta Lynn – Let Your Love Flow Loretta Lynn, died this day 2022 in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee USA, aged 90. | HOUR 2 | 0 | |||
| Jim Reeves – He’ll Have To Go | 1960 | HOUR 2 | 13 | 19/5/2024 | |
| Jazz Kings – Maria Elena | HOUR 2 | 2 | 23/6/2024 | ||
| Backtrack – S M 2 & Melissa Pilkington – Scottish Highlands | 2022 | HOUR 2 | 7 | 29/1/2023 | |
| By Request – Slim Dusty – Dogs Dust and Diesel | HOUR 2 | 0 | |||
| By Request – George Strait – The Cowboy Rides Away | HOUR 2 | 0 | |||
| Larissa Tormey & Remy O – Fire And Water | 2024 | HOUR 2 | 2 | 22/9/2024 | IEJHJ 2400002 |
| Graham Oliver – Another Broken Heart | 2024 | HOUR 2 | 0 | ||
| Christa Fartek – Don’t Wait | 2024 | HOUR 3 | 0 | ||
| Norma Murphy – I’d Say I Love You | HOUR 3 | 9 | 8/4/2022 | ||
| Silver Studs – Happy Days | 1975 | HOUR 3 | 7 | 18/4/2024 | |
| Margot Eskens – Denn Du Musst Fort (Then You Must Go – Danny Boy) | HOUR 3 | 1 | 14/3/2021 | ||
| Kylie Adams Collier – Hervey Bay | 2024 | HOUR 3 | 2 | 30/8/2024 | AUHYD 2300050 |
| Backtrack – Rod Williams – Have I Told You Lately That I Love You | 2020 | HOUR 3 | 2 | 3/1/2021 | |
| Band of the Grenadier Guards – 76 Trombones | HOUR 3 | 0 | |||
| 60 Year Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1964 Nat King Cole – L O V E | 1964 | HOUR 3 | 2 | 4/5/2018 | |
| 60 Year Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1964 Bobby Vinton – Clinging Vine | 1964 | HOUR 3 | 10 | 27/6/2021 | |
| John Broomhall – Wild and Free | HOUR 3 | 5 | 9/7/2021 | ||
| John Williamson – Papa Whiskey November | HOUR 3 | 4 | 8/4/2022 | ||
| Backtrack – Larissa Tormey – Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool | 2018 | HOUR 3 | 5 | 12/12/2021 | |
| Alisha Smith – The Bouldy Bash | HOUR 3 | 1 | 2/10/2016 |
4 October in History
1883 The first run of the Orient Express express train took place, between Paris and Istanbul, as an ordinary international railway service, but it become renowned for romance and luxury travel. The Orient Express name was applied to many trains running a variety of European routes, but it eventually evolved into a Strasbourg-Vienna overnight train, which last ran in December 2009.
1918 Sayreville, New Jersey, U.S.A. – A series of fires and explosions destroyed an ammunition plant over three days, killed more than 100, forced massive evacuations and spread ordnance over a wide area, pieces of which are still being found.
1952 Britain’s first nuclear bomb was exploded on the Monte Bello Islands, off the West Australian coast.
1957 Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth, was launched by the Soviet Union.
1967 Hobart, Tasmania – The Hydro-Electric Commission purchased a former vehicular ferry from New Zealand, Hinemoa, for use as a temporary floating power station to alleviate a power shortage caused by a drought in the central highlands.
1976 England – The Intercity 125 High Speed Train was introduced. With a regular service speed of 201 km/h, it is the fastest diesel-powered train in regular service in the world
1985 Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S.A. – The Space Shuttle Atlantis was launched on its maiden flight. During it’s 25 year life, Atlantis was launched on 33 missions, orbited Earth 4,848 times, and travelled 202,673,974 kilometres. It is now displayed in Florida’s Kennedy Space Visitor Centre.
1990 Germany was re-unified when the German Democratic Republic ceased to exist and its territory became part of the Federal Republic of Germany
Photo: When two old-timers come to town. Taken 27 September 2024, outside Arthur Square, New Norfolk.
Valley Sunrise Edition 801
0700 ~ 0900 AEST
| TRACK | RELEASE YEAR | TIME | PREVIOUS PLAYS | LAST PLAYED | ISRC |
| Graeme Connors – The Great Australian Dream | 2024 | HOUR 1 | 2 | 26/1/2024 | |
| Jimmy Bufett – Margaritaville | 1977 | HOUR 1 | 20 | 29/6/2018 | |
| Derek Buckham – Elvis The Kid With A Heart of Gold | 2024 | HOUR 1 | 1 | 16/8/2024 | GXA5Y 2400007 |
| Hay Mack – Monet Sky | 2024 | HOUR 1 | 1 | 5/7/2024 | QMAAK 2417373 |
| Jane Saunders – Ballad of the Easy Rider | HOUR 1 | 5 | 9/7/2021 | ||
| Liv Maessen & Jimmy Hannan – Love Is For The Two Of Us | 1971 | HOUR 1 | 3 | 14/2/2020 | |
| Acker Bilk – Cielito Lindo | HOUR 1 | 1 | 28/2/2020 | ||
| Susan Boyle – Daydream Believer | HOUR 1 | 2 | 2/7/2023 | ||
| (By Request) Foster & Allan – After All These Years | HOUR 1 | 6 | 31/5/2020 | ||
| Glen Dee – You’ll Always Be My Little Girl | 2017 | HOUR 1 | 18 | 22/10/2023 | |
| Shadows – Rhythm And Greens | 1964 | HOUR 1 | 1 | 27/9/2024 | |
| Eydie Gorme – I Want You To Meet My Baby | 1964 | HOUR 1 | 6 | 16/8/2015 | |
| Mantovani – The Carousel Waltz | HOUR 1 | 14 | 3/12/2023 | ||
| Blue Echoes – Personality | HOUR 1 | 3 | 17/3/2024 | ||
| Victoria Eman – It’s About Time | 2024 | HOUR 2 | 1 | 27/9/2024 | |
| Lloyd Back – The Voice | 2024 | HOUR 2 | 1 | 20/9/2024 | AUZY4 2300052 |
| Petula Clark – The Games People Play | HOUR 2 | 0 | |||
| Ray Conniff Singers – Born Free | HOUR 2 | 1 | 6/5/2016 | ||
| Ray Malcolm – Que Sera Sera | 2024 | HOUR 2 | 0 | ||
| Margie Singleton – Old Records | 2024 | HOUR 2 | 0 | ||
| James Last Orchestra – Medley | HOUR 2 | 1 | 4/9/2022 | ||
| Jerry Lee Lewis – Cold Cold Heart | 1961 | HOUR 2 | 0 | ||
| Colene Walters – Momma’s Wall of Fame | 2024 | HOUR 2 | 0 | ||
| The Top 20 Billboard Tracks of 1962 No 16: Claude King – Wolverton Mountain | 1962 | HOUR 2 | 10 | 5/2/2023 | |
| Michaela Harkin – I’m On My Way | 2024 | HOUR 2 | 0 | TCAIL 2453797 | |
| Monkees – Last Train To Clarksville | 1966 | HOUR 2 | 5 | 5/5/2023 | |
| Chris Barber & Mark Knopfler – The Next Time I’m In Town | 2024 | HOUR 3 | 2 | 27/9/2024 | IEXWD 2400001 |
| (By Request) Johnny Chester – She’s My Kind Of Woman | HOUR 3 | 9 | 25/6/2021 | ||
| (By Request) Paul McCartney & Wings – Silly Love Songs | HOUR 3 | 0 | |||
| Rae Leigh – The War That Stole My Daddy’s Life | 2024 | HOUR 3 | 2 | 27/9/2024 | QZTB3 2498152 |
| Frank Chacksfield & His Orchestra – Pepe | HOUR 3 | 0 | |||
| (By Request) George Jones – Take These Chains From My Heart | HOUR 3 | 1 | 11/8/2021 | ||
| Mary Gently – Goodbye My Eire | 2024 | HOUR 3 | 1 | 20/8/2024 | TCAI1 2469682 |
| Clelia Adams – Looking Forward Looking Back | HOUR 3 | 9 | 26/11/2023 | ||
| Tommy Fleming – Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head | HOUR 3 | 1 | 17/7/2015 | ||
| Dianne Coombes – Start Where You Are | HOUR 3 | 1 | 19/7/2021 |
29 SEPTEMBER IN HISTORY:
1957 Tasmania plunged into a late winter with heavy snowfalls and well-below average temperatures, Hobart recording a top of 8 C. Meanwhile, in New South Wales, bushfires, fanned by high winds, threatened properties.
1959 Devonport , Tasmania – The Bass Strait ferry Taroona made its final departure from Devonport to Melbourne, following the arrival of the new roll-on, roll-off Princess of Tasmania. She was subsequently sold to a Greek shipping line, renamed ss Hellas, and used as a Mediterranean cruise ship. It was laid up in 1966 and never used again. In 1989 she was towed to Turkey, where she was scrapped.
1963 Bellerive, Tasmania – Only a few millimetres of planking saved a 58 year old ferry, the Derwent, from sinking at its moorings after a hole was bored through its hull from inside, with a brace and bit. A strong jet of water, which shot into the vessel when the tip of the drill pierced its side, forced the culprit away and prevented the full width of the 2 inch drill from passing through the hull.
Friday Morning Radio Edition 436
Three hours of music, Indies and memories not heard on mainstream radio on TYGA-FM, 98.9 on the dial, or On-line, at www.tygafm.org.au/listen-live/
Today’s Photo: Mt Wellington from the northern outskirts of greater Hobart, 20 September 2024
Today’s Playlist:
HOUR 1 9.00 ~ 10.00:
| TRACK | RELEASE YEAR | PREVIOUS PLAYS | LAST PLAYED | ISRC |
| Pamela Rooney – Love Me Out Of Leaving You Tonight | 2024 | 0 | QZW6A 2400218 | |
| Clayton Saunders – Black Sheep | 2024 | 2 | 12/4/2024 | |
| The Cumberland River Project – Highway Blue | 2024 | 0 | ||
| Briggs & Stark – Go Ahead | 2024 | 0 | ||
| Craig & Charlotte Lloyd – Burn So Bright | 2024 | 0 | AU2HX-2200004 | |
| Back Track: Gayle O’Neil – Risks | 2015 | 4 | 18/5/2018 | |
| Capitol Symphony Orchestra – Polka From The Bartered Bride | 0 | |||
| Muriel O’Connor, Fran Curry & Brendan Grace – My Elusive Dreams | 2024 | 2 | 18/8/2024 | IEPBV 1700015 |
| Seekers (Julie Anthony) – When Will The Good Apples Fall | 1989 | 2 | 27/8/2023 | |
| Back Track: Richard Mulligan – Good Luck Charm | 2021 | 4 | 23/10/2020 | |
| 60 YEAR DIAMOND CLASSICS – Charting this day in 1964 | ||||
| # Shadows – Rhythm And Greens | 1964 | 0 | ||
| # Honeycombs – Have I The Right | 1964 | 9 | 15/1/2023 | |
| Bill Shadler – There’s Only Been A Few | 2024 | 0 | ||
| HOUR 2 10.00 ~ 11.00: | ||||
| TRACK | YEAR OF RELEASE | PREVIOUS PLAYS | LAST PLAYED | |
| Victoria Eman – It’s About Time | 2024 | 0 | ||
| Tim Lane – Now That You’re Gone | 2024 | 1 | 13/9/1924 | QZNWU 2217497 |
| Maggie Caskie – You’re Going Out Of My Mind | 2024 | 0 | QZTAZ 2444931 | |
| They Don’t Make Them Like This Anymore: Alma Cogan – Twenty Tiny Fingers | 1955 | 1 | 19/7/2019 | |
| Kings Singers – Linstead Market | 0 | |||
| Al Martino – Love Theme From The Godfather | 1972 | 1 | 13/9/2024 | |
| Romantic Strings Orchestra – Moonlight Serenade | 1 | 9/8/2024 | ||
| Percy Faith Orchestra & Chorus – Colours | 3 | 26/12/2014 | ||
| Sammie Soravia – I’ll See You Soon Then | 2024 | 0 | ||
| Back Track: Ian Burns – Why | 2015 | 1 | 14/4/2017 | |
| Ray Kernaghan – The Wreck Of The Old 97 { * SEE 27 SEPTEMBER IN HISTORY BELOW} | 7 | 3/5/2019 | ||
| James Last Orchestra – Medley | 0 | |||
| Brandon McPhee – The Six Twenty Two-Step | 4 | 6/3/2022 | ||
| HOUR 3 11.00 ~ 12.00: | ||||
| TRACK | YEAR OF RELEASE | PREVIOUS PLAYS | LAST PLAYED | |
| Rodeo Nights – Brighter Side | 2024 | 0 | ||
| Slim Dusty – Namatjira | 4 | 24/4/2020 | ||
| Rob Breese – Thargomindah Sunset | 2024 | 2 | 13/9/2024 | AUC8U-2400002 |
| Freddie Quinn – Oh Susanna | 0 | |||
| Rae Leigh – The War That Stole My Daddy’s Life | 2024 | 2 | 13/92024 | QZTB3 2498152 |
| Back Track: Alan Dingo Byram – Proud Mary | 2020 | 4 | 18/9/2020 | |
| 101 Strings Orchestra – Stop In The Name Of Love | 4 | 1/6/2018 | ||
| 60 YEAR DIAMOND CLASSICS – Charting this day in 1964 | ||||
| # Newbeats – Bread And Butter | 1964 | 3 | 7/12/2018 | |
| # Lesley Gore – Maybe I Know | 1964 | 10 | 2/9/2022 | |
| Chris Barber & Mark Knopfler – The Next Time I’m In Town | 1 | 25/8/2024 | TCAAW 1129204 | |
| Sherbet – Summer Love | 1975 | 3 | 21/5/2021 | |
| Sandie Shaw – Monsieur Dupont | 1969 | 4 | 7/6/2019 | |
27 SEPTEMBER IN HISTORY:
1825 County Durham, England – The Stockton and Darlington Railway opened, principally to carry coal to ports at Stockton-on-Tees, and at Darlington. Passengers were carried in horse-drawn carriages until locomotives were used for this purpose in 1833, initiating the world’s first steam hauled passenger trains.
1854 Off Cape Race, Newfoundland – In the first great maritime disaster in the Atlantic Ocean, nearly 400 lives were lost when the steamship SS Arctic sank after colliding with a French steamer, SS Vesta, in foggy conditions.
* 1903 Danville, Virginia, U.S.A. – A Southern Railway train known as the Fast Mail, which was en route from Monroe, Virginia to Spencer, North Carolina was wrecked when it derailed on a high bridge. The wreck inspired the famous railroad ballad, The Wreck Of The Old 97.
Photo: The Launceston ~ Hobart express, deliberately derailed on the Horseshoe Bridge, between Brighton and Bridgewater, Tasmania, 21 September 1893. Photographer unknown. Story below.
Playlist, Valley Sunrise Edition 800
0600 ~ 0900 AEST
| TRACK | RELEASE YEAR | TIME | PREVIOUS PLAYS | LAST PLAYED | ISRC |
| Frank Sinatra – The Song Is Ended But The Melody Lingers On | HOUR 1 | 0 | |||
| Gheorghe Zamfir – The Wind of Change | HOUR 1 | 1 | 10/1/2016 | ||
| Daniel O’Donnell – Everything Is Beautiful | HOUR 1 | 2 | 11/4/2021 | ||
| Jazz Kings – Still Got The Blues | 2023 | HOUR 1 | 0 | ||
| Terry Bennetts & Lee Forster – That’s The Kind Of Life I Live | 2024 | HOUR 1 | 3 | 26/7/2024 | |
| Ferrante & Teicher – Little Green Apples | HOUR 1 | 0 | |||
| Jason Carruthers – Coming Home Today | 2020 | HOUR 1 | 0 | ||
| Foster & Allen – Jim Reeves Medley | HOUR 1 | 1 | 30/4/2023 | ||
| 60 Year Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1964 Tornados – Exodus | 1964 | HOUR 1 | 8 | 26/2/2021 | |
| 60 Year Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1964 Eydie Gorme – I Want You To Meet My Baby | 1964 | HOUR 1 | 6 | 16/8/2015 | |
| Larissa Tormey & Remy O – Fire And Water | 2024 | HOUR 1 | 1 | 20/9/2024 | |
| Tony Clarke – Not That Kind Of Fool | 2024 | HOUR 2 | 2 | 13/9/2024 | QZ825 1857501 |
| David Paul Nowlin – Life Dealt Me This Hand | 2024 | HOUR 2 | 0 | QZWKY 2400220 | |
| Lon – Ride On | 2024 | HOUR 2 | 1 | 13/9/2024 | |
| By Request – Ella Fitzgerald – Someone To Watch Over Me | HOUR 2 | 0 | |||
| Francoise Hardy – Le Temps De L’Amour | HOUR 2 | 2 | 26/7/2015 | ||
| Brian May & ABC Melbourne Showband – Medley~Hello Young Lovers~Getting To Know You~I Whistle A Happy Tune | HOUR 2 | 1 | 2/8/2015 | ||
| Andrea Bocelli – Moon River | HOUR 2 | 1 | 18/7/2021 | ||
| Della Reese – Don’t You Know | HOUR 2 | 2 | 4/1/2019 | ||
| The Top 20 Billboard Tracks of 1962 No 15: Neil Sedaka – Breaking Up Is Hard To Do | 1962 | HOUR 2 | 2 | 10/9/2021 | |
| Jimmy Clanton – Venus In Blue Jeans | 1962 | HOUR 2 | 0 | ||
| Justin Jones – Country Roads | 2024 | HOUR 2 | 1 | 2/9/2018 | |
| Jade Hurley – Shake Rattle And Roll | HOUR 2 | 2 | 1/9/2023 | ||
| Billy McFarland – You’re So My Kind Of Perfect | 2024 | HOUR 3 | 1 | 6/9/2024 | |
| By Request – Paul Mauriat – Love Is Blue | 1968 | HOUR 3 | 12 | 3/11/2023 | |
| By Request – Belinda Carlisle – Summer Rain | HOUR 3 | 0 | |||
| By Request – Gerry & Pacemakers – Ferry Cross The Mersey | HOUR 3 | 18 | 15/9/2024 | ||
| By Request – Pussycat – My Broken Souvenirs | HOUR 3 | 1 | 8/9/2024 | ||
| Alan Caswell – A Friend To Me | HOUR 3 | 0 | AUGBT 2416828 | ||
| Eric Jupp & His Orchestra – Theme From Love Story | HOUR 3 | 1 | 14/3/2021 | ||
| By Request – Shavonne Aliphon – Always | HOUR 3 | 3 | 29/4/2022 | ||
| Matt Monro – I Love You Because | HOUR 3 | 0 | |||
| Johnnie Ray – Alexanders Ragtime Band | 1954 | HOUR 3 | 2 | 11/5/2018 | |
| Eddie Fisher – Lady of Spain | 1952 | HOUR 3 | 2 | 10/8/2018 |
COVER STORY
SABOTAGE ON THE HORSESHOE BRIDGE
It was the evening of Wednesday, September 20, 1893.
A strong westerly wind whistled through the tall, wooden pylons of the Horseshoe railway bridge, and across the undulating pasture lands near Brighton, 15 miles north of Hobart.
The shrill whistle of the evening express train, as it departed Brighton Junction station, and it’s rhythmic exhaust beat echoed, as it laboured up the gradient known as the Crooked Billet.
The train crew, Driver George Jones, Fireman Thomas Bagley, and Guard Henry Reynolds, and it’s 60 passengers had no idea of the danger ahead.
At twelve minutes past eight, the train mounted the summit of the Crooked Billet and entered a curve which led on to the Horseshoe Bridge. The train was now coasting comfortably along at 20 miles per hour.
Then, it happened. The locomotive suddenly left the rails, bouncing violently. It’s momentum and that of the coaches behind carried it along the sleepers of the bridge. Driver Jones and Guard Reynolds, who happened to look forward from his van at that very moment, immediately applied the vacuum brakes.
Just before it lurched to a stop, the locomotive heeled over to the left, coming to a rest at a 45 degree angle. Fireman Bagley would have plunged to near certain death but for a lucky grab for the exterior handrail of the locomotive. Dangling by one hand, he managed to reinforce his grip with the other and haul himself back to safety. He then carefully followed Driver Jones, who had climbed out the other side.
Guard Reynolds was crawling from sleeper to sleeper in the darkness, bracing himself against the wind which threatened to overbalance him. This bridge was the same as most wooden railway bridges of the time, in that it had no solid decking. There were sleepers, rails, supporting beams, and nothing else between.
Guard Reynolds called out, warning the passengers to stay aboard the train, because many of them would certainly fail to step securely along the sleepers in the dark and windy conditions, and plunge through the intervening void.
Driver Jones and Fireman Bagley examined their predicament. The left wheels of the locomotive were securely wedged between the ends of the sleepers and a stout wooden side-beam. It was only this, which prevented the entire train from being dashed to pieces in the gully below, with those on board.
The locomotive’s tender lay on its side, the coal, water, pannikins and firing tools it once contained having cascaded over the side. The two leading carriages were also derailed and canted over. The front end bulkhead of the first carriage had been shattered by the buffers of the tender.
Jones, Bagley and Reynolds carefully assisted their passengers from the carriages and guided them individually along the sleepers of the bridge to the safety of the southern abutment. This was no mean feat in the dark and windy conditions. The only casualties were two young men who were travelling in the first carriage, who had received cuts from a shattering gas lamp.
At the Hobart end of the bridge, and at intervals along the line, the crew found a collection of railway fishplates, stones, sleepers, and pieces of rail lying on the track. Examination of the permanent way at the Brighton end of the bridge revealed further interference. The stout fishplate bolts had been smashed, and the rails prised sideways with a ganger’s hammer, which lay nearby, its handle broken.
The chilling truth became apparent. This was not a chance accident, but a deliberate, calculated, and cold-blooded attempt to destroy the train, and all aboard!
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The following morning, Sub-Inspector Marshall of the Brighton police found a soft brown felt hat with a red lining beneath the bridge. Seeing this as a potential clue, he found that a storekeeper in nearby Pontville, had a dozen hats like it in stock, of which two were sold.
One of these was still in the possession of its owner. The other was traced to a former railway employee, Charles Briggs, aged 27, who lived near Pontville. As he stated he had lost his hat the previous evening, his movements came under close scrutiny.
It appeared that on the morning of September 20, Briggs was wearing his hat when he visited the Bridgewater saleyards, where he purchased a cow, which he later lost.
Briggs had spent some time drinking in the Derwent Hotel, in Bridgewater, before leaving, partially intoxicated, at 6 p.m. with William Jackson, a local blacksmith. The men walked together along the main road until they arrived at a property known as Parkholme.
Without saying a word, Briggs suddenly left Jackson, crossed the road, climbed over the roadside fence, and ran towards the railway.
Knowing that a train was due shortly, Jackson was concerned for Briggs’ safety, and mentioned his concern to his wife upon his return home.
At 7 p.m. Douglas James and Alfred Wood were working in a stable on Wood’s farm, some 300 yards from the Horseshoe Bridge. Both men heard the metallic clanging of hammer blows, and assumed a team of gangers was working unusually late.
Briggs was not seen again until ten minutes to eight, when he entered the Enterprise Hotel, near the Brighton Junction railway station. He loudly remarked, that he had lost his hat, and stayed in the bar for some time.
The next day, news and rumours connected with the attempted mass-murder were raging, but Briggs was reticent to join any discussion, but preferred to concentrate on finding his missing cow.
Strangely, he denied seeing the derailed train whilst on his way to a site where he was employed on the construction of a new road although he could hardly have missed seeing it.
He seemed unusually anxious and nervous, but would not confide in anyone.
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In Hobart, the Tasmanian Railways’ General Manager, Fred Back, took immediate steps to re-rail the train and restore the permanent way. Several teams of gangers were assigned to the extremely awkward task.
Tragedy struck late that day, when two gangers’ trolleys collided near Bridgewater. Most of the men were catapulted off and received minor injuries; but one unlucky fellow was seriously injured and died as he was being carried by train to hospital in Hobart.
Driver Jones, Fireman Bagley, and Guard Reynolds resumed their duties on Friday, September 22, taking charge of the afternoon express between Launceston and Brighton Junction.
The line between Brighton and Bridgewater was still not clear, so the express train terminated at Brighton Junction. It’s passengers and mail were exchanged for those carried by another train from Hobart to Bridgewater Junction station. The intervening distance was covered by road.
The gallantry of the train crew was later recognised when the Mayor of Launceston presented illuminated addresses to all three men on behalf of the Council.
By 10 a.m. on Saturday, September 23, the ill-fated train was back on the rails and had been towed back to Brighton Junction station.
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That day, Superintendent Hedberg and Sub-Inspector Marshall interviewed Charles Briggs at his home. His replies to their intense questioning did not tally with the statements of other witnesses, so he was arrested and taken to the Pontville watch house.
Word of his arrest spread through the district like wildfire, and the Pontville Court room was crowded inside and out when he was formally charged the following Monday.
Briggs was remanded in custody and escorted back to the watch house.
The small Court building was again crowded when an inquiry into the derailment commenced on Monday, September 30. The evidence of 22 witnesses, from train crew, local hotel keepers, and residents was heard. At the end of these proceedings, Briggs was formally committed for trial at the next Hobart Criminal Court sittings, and again remanded in custody.
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It was Tuesday, December 12, 1893, when Charles Briggs appeared before the Chief Justice and a jury. Briggs pleaded not guilty to two counts, that on the evening of September 20th last, he did unlawfully displace and move the rails and sleepers of, and place obstacles on the main line of railway at Horseshoe bridge, with intent to commit murder. The second count charged him with intent to endanger the safety of passengers travelling on the line.
Although 23 witnesses appeared for the Prosecution, doubts were cast by the Defence Counsel as to whether the hat found beneath the bridge actually belonged to Briggs. Was it lost by another person elsewhere, and/or did the strong wind which was blowing at the time happen to send it into the gully beneath the bridge? Briggs had claimed that he had lost his hat in the vicinity of the Jordan River. If that was so, it was never found.
But, then, what of the three men, one of whom was wearing white trousers, who were seen lurking near the bridge by several passengers immediately after the derailment, and who disappeared without saying a word?
Was it possible that a man under the influence of alcohol, as Briggs was when he left the Derwent Hotel in Bridgewater, could walk across the railway bridge without slipping between the sleepers, singlehandedly move rails weighing hundreds of pounds, then walk to the Enterprise Hotel in Brighton, all in 1 hour 45 minutes?
At 12.45 p.m. the jury retired to consider their verdict, which had to be unanimous in view of the capital charges involved.
By 10.15 p.m. the jury foreman advised the Court that there was not the slightest possibility of their arriving at such a verdict. The jury was then discharged, and Briggs was remanded again till the next sittings of the Supreme Criminal Court.
He languished in the Hobart Gaol over Christmas 1893, and it was Tuesday, February 27, 1894 when the second trial commenced. Over two days, this trial heard the same evidence, from the same witnesses.
After deliberating for 3½ hours the Court was advised that 10 jurymen were rigidly in favour of an acquittal, and 2 in favour of a conviction.
Charles Briggs was released from custody on Friday, March 2, 1894, to face an uncertain future, in view of the stigma now attached to his name and the high unemployment of the time.
So, the questions remain unresolved to this day __ did Briggs cause the Horseshoe bridge derailment, and attempt to murder over 60 people in cold blood? If so, what was his motive?
Or, was he an innocent victim of circumstances which resulted in months of wrongful, unjust imprisonment? Did the real culprit go free? What of the sinister sighting of the three men near the bridge by some of the passengers?
No one will ever know the truth.
22 SEPTEMBER IN HISTORY:
1951 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory – Following the Australian High Court’s ruling that the Communist Party Dissolution Bill 1950, passed by Federal Parliament to ban the Communist Party of Australia was unconstitutional, the Federal Government held a referendum on a proposal to alter the Australian Constitution to allow the banning of parties such as the Communist Party. The referendum was not carried.
1957 Eastern Atlantic Ocean – Four ships and an aircraft of the United States Air Force failed to find any trace of the 52 year old barque Pamir, which was believed to have sunk in a typhoon, south-west of the Azores.
Five survivors from the crew of 86 were subsequently rescued from a lifeboat.
1966 Near Winton, Queensland – 29 lives were lost when an Ansett ANA Viscount airliner bound from Mt Isa to Longreach crashed whilst attempting an emergency landing.
1993 Near Mobile, Alabama, U.S.A. – In the worst rail disaster in the U.S.A. since 1958, a group of heavy barges struck a railway bridge, displacing a span and buckling adjacent rails. Within ten minutes, Amtrak’s Sunset Limited passenger train, with 220 passengers and crew aboard, ran onto the displaced span, which then collapsed. The locomotives and several carriages plunged into the river, with the loss of 47 lives and injuring 103.
Friday, 20 September 2024
Friday Morning Radio Edition 435
Three hours of music, Indies and memories not heard on mainstream radio on TYGA-FM, 98.9 on the dial, or On-line, at www.tygafm.org.au/listen-live/
Today’s Photo: Part of the Japanese section of the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, Hobart.
Today’s Playlist:
HOUR 1 9.00 ~ 10.00:
| TRACK | RELEASE YEAR | PREVIOUS PLAYS | LAST PLAYED | ISRC |
| Lloyd Back – The Voice | 2024 | 0 | AUZY4 23 00052 | |
| Dianne Coombes – Hearts Drawn In The Sand | 2024 | 2 | 6/9/2024 | |
| Kerr Donnelly Band – My Poor Heart | 2024 | 1 | 5/7/2024 | |
| >Gogi Grant – The Wayward Wind | 1956 | 11 | 10/3/2024 | |
| Don McLean – Every Day | 1 | 24/5/2024 | ||
| Back Track: Chris Strohfeld – When You’re Down On Your Luck | 2018 | 4 | 21/7/2019 | |
| 101 Strings Orchestra – Are You Lonesome Tonight | 2 | 13/9/2024 | ||
| Demis Roussos – So Dreamy | 0 | |||
| >>Sophia Loren – Zoo Be Zoo Be Zoo | 1 | 20/9/2019 | ||
| Bill & Boyd – Chulu Chulu Lu | 1975 | 1 | 9/12/2022 | |
| 60 YEAR DIAMOND CLASSICS – Charting this day in 1964 | ||||
| * Tornados – Exodus | 1964 | 8 | 26/2/2021 | |
| * Eydie Gorme – I Want You To Meet My Baby | 1964 | 6 | 16/8/2015 | |
| Larissa Tormey & Remy O – Fire And Water | 2024 | 0 | ||
| Warren Kearney – There Will Never Be Anyone Else | 2024 | 4 | 5/7/2024 | |
| > Myrtle Audrey Arinsberg, alias Gogi Grant, born this day in 1924 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. She was a 1950s pop singer who had many hits, including The Wayward Wind. Died 2016. >> Sofia Villani Scicolone, alias Sophia Loren, born this day in 1934 in Naples, Italy. She was an award-winning actress and one of the most popu;lar stars of the 1960s and 70s. Turns 90. HOUR 2 10.00 ~ 11.00: | ||||
| TRACK | YEAR OF RELEASE | PREVIOUS PLAYS | LAST PLAYED | |
| Kevin Sullivan – Three Ways | 2024 | 2 | 31/3/2024 | AUVW1 2400001 |
| Charlie Adams – Fire Glow | 2024 | 2 | 6/9/1924 | AUJ3Z 2300004 |
| Girls Next Door – Love Will Get You Through Times Of No Money | 2024 | 2 | 11/8/2024 | QZWLW 2400008 |
| They Don’t Make Them Like This Anymore: Paul Evans & Curls – Sitting In The Back Seat | 1959 | 8 | 11/10/2019 | |
| >>>Jim Croce – Time In A Bottle | 1973 | 2 | 2/10/2015 | |
| Hazel & The Thief – The Olden Days | 2024 | 0 | QZNWZ 2414805 | |
| Max Harris & His Orchestra – Blues In The Night | 0 | |||
| By Request: Tracy Byrd – Keeper Of The Stars | 0 | |||
| Dusty Springfield – Just A Little Loving | 0 | |||
| By Request: Gallery – It’s so Nice To Be with You | 1 | 25/12/2022 | ||
| Back Track: Victoria Eman – Captain Of The Ship | 2017 | 6 | 28/10/2018 | |
| Michelle Murphy – Moon In The Water | 2024 | 0 | TCAIM 2477545 | |
| >>> Jim Croce, singer-songwriter, died this day in 1973 in a plane crash, aged 30. HOUR 3 11.00 ~ 12.00: | ||||
| TRACK | YEAR OF RELEASE | PREVIOUS PLAYS | LAST PLAYED | |
| Justin Jones – Country Roads | 2024 | 1 | 13/9/2024 | |
| Gene Pitney – That Girl Belongs To Yesterday | 1964 | 2 | 12/4/2024 | |
| Sandie Shaw – Those Were The Days | 1968 | 2 | 26/2/2021 | |
| Lawrence Welk – The Clarinet Polka | 0 | |||
| Steve Bonham & Long Road – I Could Write A Book | 2024 | 1 | 9/8/2024 | GX7CU 2400001 |
| Back Track: Shavonne Aliphon – Always | 2021 | 4 | 29/4/2022 | |
| Edmundo Ros & His Orchestra – What A Difference A Day Made Cha Cha | 0 | |||
| 60 YEAR DIAMOND CLASSICS – Charting this day in 1964 | ||||
| * Ray Conniff Singers – Invisible Tears | 1964 | 1 | 3/9/2021 | |
| * Supremes – Where Did Our Love Go | 1964 | 6 | 7/1/2022 | |
| John Michael Ferrari – I Keep Rolling On | 2024 | 0 | TCAAW 1129204 | |
| Foster & Allen – Tie A Yellow Ribbon | 2024 | 0 | ||
| By Request: Slim Dusty – Duncan | 2024 | 17 | 8/9/2023 | |
| Slim Dusty – Sitting On The Old Front Verandah | 7 | 9/9/2021 | ||
20 SEPTEMBER IN HISTORY:
1893 Near Brighton, Tasmania – The evening express train from Launceston to Hobart was deliberately derailed on the tall Horseshoe Bridge, which stood between Brighton Junction and Bridgewater Junction.
1906 Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England – The Cunard Line’s RMS Mauretania was launched. She was the world’s largest ship until 1910, and for 20 years held the record for the fastest crossing of the Atlantic Ocean. She was withdrawn from service in September 1034 and sent to shipbreakers in Rosyth, Scotland, in July 1935.
1955 Hobart, Tasmania – A Melbourne contracting company prepared for construction of the longest, pre-stressed concrete bridge in Australia at the time, which was intended to replace a timber bridge on the Sorell causeway. This bridge was replaced, in turn, in 2002 by the current McGee Bridge.
1963 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory – The Federal Minister for the Interior, Mr Freeth, closed the valves of a £1.4 million, 25 metre high dam to impound the waters of the Molonglo River, to create Lake Burley Griffin.
Today’s Photo – Snow capped Mt Wellington, behind Hobart, during wintry conditions, taken from Bilton Bay, Claremont. September 2021
Music Unlimited
0600 ~ 0700 AEST
A programme of easy-listening music presented by Ian MacPhee from Studio B, Eastern Passage, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Because of the passing of Paul Meagher, the producer of Music Unlimited, this was the final edition, both here, and in Canada. The programme is now in indefinite recess.
As from next Sunday, Valley Sunrise returns to it’s former three-hour format on TYGA-FM 98.9.
Valley Sunrise Edition 799
0700 ~ 0900 AEST
Today’s Playlist:
HOUR 1 7.00 ~ 8.00:
| TRACK | RELEASE YEAR | PREVIOUS PLAYS | LAST PLAYED | ISRC |
| Kevin Sullivan – That’s What It Means | 2024 | 1 | 1/9/2024 | AUVW1 2400002 |
| Sarah Riches – Alibi | 2024 | 3 | 11/8/2024 | |
| The Charlesys – Will It Be You | 2024 | 0 | CACWV 2459223 | |
| (By Request) Willie Nelson – Just Breathe | 1 | 9/6/2024 | ||
| Eric Jupp Orchestra – Adios Mariquita Linda | 5 | 17/12/2017 | ||
| Olivia Newton-John – If We Try | 1973 | 1 | 23/7/2017 | |
| Ray Malcolm – Is There Something On Your Mind | 2024 | 3 | 1/9/2024 | |
| Top 20 Billboard Tracks 1962 No. 14: Freddy Cannon – Palisades Park | 1962 | 0 | ||
| Frank Sinatra Jr – Who Cares | 0 | |||
| Chris Guenther – Forty Two New Orleans | 2024 | 0 | QMAAK 2430351 | |
| Seekers – All I Can Remember | 1968 | 4 | 1/4/2016 | |
| HOUR 2 8.00 ~ 9.00: | ||||
| TRACK | YEAR OF RELEASE | PREVIOUS PLAYS | LAST PLAYED | ISRC |
| Caoimhe Murney – Wrong Road Again | 2024 | 3 | 2/8/2024 | IEXWD 2400001 |
| (By Request) Pussycat – Mississippi | 1976 | 34 | 23/8/2024 | |
| (By Request) Gerry & Pacemakers – Ferry Cross The Mersey | 1965 | 17 | 18/6/2023 | |
| Percy Faith & His Orchestra – You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away | 2 | 21/9/2018 | ||
| Leigh Warren – I’d Do It All Over Again | 2024 | 0 | USHM9 2418591 | |
| (By Request) Graeme Clarke – Old Dogs Children and Watermelon Wine | 2019 | 5 | 14/11/2021 | |
| Beverley Hills Orchestra – Peyton Place Theme | 1 | 8/9/2017 | ||
| Johnny Chester – Send Me Some Lovin’ | 2024 | 3 | 30/8/2024 | AUMEV 2498189 |
| Ray Conniff Singers- Making Our Dreams Come True | 1 | 16/2/2014 | ||
| Slim Dusty – Gum Trees By The Roadway | 4 | 6/1/2019 | ||
| Redgum – Spirit Of The Land | 4 | 24/4/2020 | ||
15 SEPTEMBER IN HISTORY:
1830 Lancashire, England – The Liverpool to Manchester railway opened. This was the world’s first inter-city passenger railway, in which all trains were timetabled and hauled for most of the distance by steam locomotives.
William Huskisson, English Member of Parliament and financier, became the first recorded railway passenger fatality when he was struck by the Stephenson locomotive Rocket, after he disobeyed instructions to remain aboard the train he was travelling in.
1907 Murwillumbah, New South Wales – A massive fire destroyed over 60 of the mainly-wooden buildings in the town, which housed most of the town’s businesses. The town had no water supply and no fire brigade.
1916 France – World War 1 – Tanks were used for the first time in combat, by the British Army, at the Battle of the Somme.
1957 Interlaken, Tasmania – Fifty people were stranded by heavy snow drifts, which trapped 14 vehicles for two days. A further 30 people were similarly stranded in the Arthurs Lake area.
1964 Melbourne, Victoria – 15,000 turned out in a demonstration to protest against Premier Bolte’s plan to introduce a State Income Tax.
From The Friends of 105.9 FM, Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia, Canada
In Loving Memory of Paul Meagher (alias ” Paul Marr”).
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Paul Meagher, an integral part of our radio station family.
Paul was more than just a colleague — he was a friend, mentor, and a driving force behind our station’s success and history.
Paul brought passion, dedication, and a unique spirit that touched the lives of everyone he worked with and every listener who tuned in.
During this difficult time, our thoughts and deepest sympathies go out to Paul’s family, friends, and everyone who had the privilege of knowing him.
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Paul was the producer of Music Unlimited, heard each Sunday at 6.00 a.m. on TYGA-FM 98.9.
With his passing, the future of Music Unlimited is very much in doubt; next Sunday’s edition will likely be the last.
Paul was a passionate, lifelong radio man, very well respected at Seaside FM, the station where he voluntarily served after a long career in commercial radio, and in Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Although I never had the privilege of meeting him in person, his warmth of character was apparent, even from the opposite side of the world, here in New Norfolk.
Deepest condolences go to Paul’s relatives, colleagues, friends and listeners, from everyone in TYGA-FM.
The playlist for Friday Morning Radio 13th September 2024, appears below.