► EVENTS on 18 OCTOBER;

On this day in 1869 in Lithgow, New South Wales – The ZigZag Railway, on the western side of the Blue Mountains, was opened to provide rail access between Sydney and inland districts.  It was regarded as a major engineering achievement at the time, but operating difficulties influenced a decision to construct a bypass line in 1908.
The Zig Zag railway closed upon completion of the bypass in 1910.
In 1972 a volunteer group was established to re-lay the track on the Zig Zag railway, but difficulties in obtaining locomotives and rolling stock from the New South Wales railways led to a decision to use a gauge of 3ft 6ins, as used in Queensland, Tasmania and South Australia, to allow use of stock from those States.

1922,  London, England – The British Broadcasting Company (now a Corporation) was founded by a consortium with the aim of establishing a network of radio transmitters to provide a national broadcasting service.

1926,  St Louis, Missouri, U.S.A.  – BORN, Charles Edward Anderson Berry alias Chuck Berry.  He became a pioneer of rock and roll music with songs such as Maybelline (1955), Roll Over Beethoven (1956), Rock and Roll Music (1957) and Johnny B Goode (1958),   Died 2017.

1931,  West Orange, New Jersey, U.S.A.  – DIED, Thomas Alva Edison, aged 84.  He was an inventor, scientist, and businessman who developed many devices which influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and a long-lasting, practical electric light bulb.

1937,  Darwin, Northern Territory – Jean Batten arrived in Darwin to set a new England to Australia flight record of 5 days, 18 hours and 15 minutes.

1966,  Manhattan, New York, U.S.A.  – DIED, Florence Nightingale Graham alias Elizabeth Arden, aged 87.  She was a Canadian businesswoman who built a cosmetics empire in the United States.  At one time, she was one of the world’s wealthiest women.

1967,  The Soviet space probe Venera 4 entered the atmosphere of the planet Venus and became the first spacecraft to analyse the atmosphere of another planet.  It returned a reading of mostly carbon dioxide, with a few percent nitrogen and less than one percent oxygen and water vapour.

* 2000,  Encino, California, U.S.A.  – DIED, Gayle Peck alias Julie London, aged 74.  She was a jazz and pop singer and actress renowned for her smoky, sensual voice.  She released 32 albums during the 1950s and 60s, with her signature song being Cry Me A River.

Today’s photo: – Sorell Creek, near New Norfolk. (Yours Truly)

TRACK	RELEASE YEAR	PLAY TIME	NUMBER OF PREVIOUS PLAYS	YEAR LAST PLAYED
Damian Davis – When The Roses Bloom Again	2026	06:07	1	2026
John R Cockburn – Broken	2026	06:11	3	2026
Mikey Mc – Livin’ On Love	2026	06:15	0	Debut
Vintage Vinyl + Tommy Edwards – It’s All In The Game	1958	06:20	6	2024
+ Roger Williams – Young And Warm And Wonderful	1958	06:23	0	Debut
Scott Dann – If I Were You	2026	06:27	0	Debut
Acker Bilk – A Hundred Years From Today		06:32	3	2026
Dale Duncan – The Grit Of The Ghan	2026	06:36	0	Debut
Chuck Berry – Roll Over Beethoven	1956	06:42	2	2020
Brandon McPhee – Echoes Of My Mind	2026	06:46	0	Debut
For A Listener: Winifred Atwell – The Black And White Rag	1952	06:49	14	2026
Shaza Leigh – To Live In Love And Light	2026	06:52	3	2026
Bill Nadeau – Georgina	2026	06:56	0	Debut
M J Kay – She Showed Up	2026	07:06	1	2026
HAZEL & The Thief – The Magic Of The Country	2026	07:12	0	Debut
Niamh Lynn – Before The Next Teardrop Falls	2026	07:15	1	2026
For A Listener: Gary Puckett & Union Gap – Young Girl	1968	07:21	8	2021
Sound of the 70s  + Daniel Boone – Beautiful Sunday	1972	07:24	26	2025
+ Simon & Garfunkel – Cecilia	1970	07:27	4	2025
Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra – Roses Are Red		07:33	2	2021
Julie London – More  Gayle Peck alias Julie London, died this day 2000, aged 74.		07:37	3	2025
Bohemian Rogue – Days On The Green	2026	07:41	4	2026
Diamond 45  Charting on this day 1966 + Gene Pitney – The Boss’ Daughter	1966	07:47	8	2026
+ Left Banke – Walk Away Renee	1966	07:50	1	2026
Dermot O’Hara – Rhinestone Cowboy	2026	07:55	3	2026
Elisabeth Grey – Don’t Stop The Dancing	2024	08:05	3
For A Listener: Foster & Allen –Rose Of My Heart		08:10	35	2026
COMFORT ZONE – Familiar artists/Familiar songs + Mark Holden – A White Sport Coat		08:15	2	2019
+ Jim Reeves – It’s Nothing To Me		08:17	4	2022
Victoria Eman – Lieve Ma Lieve Toos	2026	08:23	0	Debut
LaCosta Tucker – It Matters To Me	2026	08:30	0	Debut
Hank Levine & Gaslight Band – The Golden Wedding		08:36	4	2016
Diamond 45 – Charting on this day 1966 + Seekers – Walk With Me	1966	08:41	7	2026
+ Gerry & Pacemakers – Girl On A Swing	1966	08:44	7	2026
Simon Orton – Davey’s Story	2026	08:48	2	2026
Ray Malcolm – Before The Next Teardrop Falls	2026	08:52	6	2026

► ON THIS DAY, 16 OCTOBER;

1919 Kew, New South Wales – BORN, Nancy Bird Walton.  She was an Australian aviation pioneer, founder and patron of the Australian Women Pilots’ Association, and the youngest woman to receive a commercial pilot’s licence in Australia, in 1933, at the age of 19.  Died 2009.

1922 London, England – BORN, Walter William Bygraves alias Max Bygraves.  He was a comedian, singer, actor and variety performer.  Died 2012.

1923 Hamburg, Germany – BORN, Berthold Heinrich Kaempfert alias Bert Kaempfert.   He was an orchestra leader and composer of numerous easy-listening hits, including Strangers In The Night, Moon Over Naples,  Died 1980.

1936 London, England – BORN, Peter Bowles.  He was an actor famous for portraying upper class characters caught in hilarious situations.  He has appeared in many TV series, including The Avengers, To The Manor Born , Rumpole of the Bailey.  Died 2022.

1937 Saint Lucia, West Indies – BORN, Michael Emile Telford Miller, alias Emile Ford.  He was a musician and pop singer popular in the late 1950s and early 1960s as leader of the group Emile Ford and the Checkmates, known for their No 1 hit What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For.   Died 2016.

1964 Sydney, New South Wales – Ansett ANA and Trans Australia Airlines took delivery of their first Boeing 727 aircraft.  

1974 Siding Spring, New South Wales – A new $16 million optical observatory, the largest in Australia and the second largest in the world at the time, was opened.

1975 Balibo, East Timor – Five Australian commercial television newsmen were killed by pro-Indonesian troops whilst covering unrest in East Timor.    

1975 Canberra – Federal Opposition Leader Malcolm Fraser triggered an unprecedented constitutional crisis when he persuaded the Liberal Party to block Budget Supply Bills.

Today’s photo:  Salmon Ponds trout hatchery, in the Derwent Valley – The first in the Southern Hemisphere..  (Yours Truly)

Today’s Playlist.  Included in the fourth column is the year in which each track was last played. –

TRACK	RELEASE YEAR	PLAY TIME	NUMBER OF PREVIOUS PLAYS
M J Kay – She Showed Up	2026	09:05	Debut
Mackhigh Stanton & Ray Roper – Catch 22 (The Musician’s Song)	2026	09:12	Debut
John R Cockburn – High Horse	2026	09:16	Debut
Diamond 45s –  Charting on this day 1966 + Gene Pitney – The Boss’ Daughter	1966	09:21	7 – 2023
+ Left Banke – Walk Away Renee	1966	09:24	Debut
Pearl’s Players – Picnic At Hanging Rock		09:28	8 – 2023
Henry Arland Orchestra – Carioca		09:31	2 – 2013
Max Bygraves – Those Were The Days  (See (2) above.)		09:36	1 – 2016
Bert Kaempfert & His Orchestra – Tea And Trumpets  (See (3) above.)		09:43	3 – 2022
Emile Ford – What Do You Wanna Make Those Eyes At Me For  (See (5) above.)	1960	09:47	9 – 2025
For a Listener Willie Nelson – Farther Down The Line		09:51	5 – 2025
Ol’ 55 – Raindrops	1980	09:54	11 – 2026
Drummond – Daddy Cool	1971	09:58	7 – 2024
Gary Anderson – Just Still Letting Go	2026	10:05	2 – 2026
COMFORT ZONE – Familiar artists and/or familiar songs + Ray Malcolm – He’ll Have To Go	2026	10:11	Debut
+ Toni West – He’ll Have To Stay	2026	10:15	Debut
Vintage Vinyl + Jo Stafford – Shrimp Boats	1951	10:21	1 – 2026
+ Frankie Laine – Rose Rose I Love You	1951	10:24	4 – 2017
Brooke Seabrook – Family Tree	2026	10:27	2 – 2026
Gordon Langford & His Orchestra – Yellow River		10:33	4 – 2025
Charlie Landsborough – I Know What It Is To Be Loved		10:37	3 – 2026
Celia Bryce Band – Shine Like The Road	2026	10:41	1 – 2026
For a Listener Roy Orbison – Cry Softly Lonely One		10:47	19 – 2026
Reels – According To My Heart		10:50	5 – 2025
70s Gem + Hans Poulsen – Boom Sha La La Lo	1970	10:55	10 – 2026
+ John Williamson – Old Man Emu	1970	10:59	11 – 2025
Hans van der Velde – Here at the Bar	2026	11:06	1 – 2026
Niamh Lynn – Before The Next Teardrop Falls	1963	11:11	Debut
For a Listener Tornados – Telstar	1962	11:17	20 – 2024
Littlemen – Evil On Both Sides	2026	11:23	Debut
Harry James & His Orchestra – By The Time I Get To Phoenix		11:35	3 – 2024
Diamond 45s –  Charting on this day 1966 + Seekers – Walk With Me	1966	11:39	6 – 2023
+ Gerry & Pacemakers – Girl On A Swing	1966	11:43	6 – 2026
Javier & Megan Woods – Sentence Me	2026	11:47	2 – 2026
David McCaffrey – Walk Of Life	2026	11:51	6 – 2026

► EVENTS on 11 OCTOBER;

On this day in 1911  The Royal Australian Navy was officially established.

1954  Hobart, Tasmania – 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, 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 – The surviving one-third 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.

1984,  Astronaut Kathryn Sullivan became the first American woman to perform a space walk during a mission by the Space Shuttle Challenger.

► Well known people born on this date, were;

1)  John Nettles, in 1943 in St Austell, Cornwall England.  He is an actor best known for his lead roles in the television dramas Bergerac and Midsomer Murders.  Turns 83.

2)  Dawn French, in 1957 in Anglesey, Wales.  She is a comedienne, actress and screenwriter well known for her lead role as Geraldine Granger in the TV sitcom The Vicar of Dibley.  Turns 69. 

► Well known people who died this date, were;

3)  Arthur Hoey Davis alias Steele Rudd, in 1935 in Brisbane, Queensland, aged 66.  He was an Australian author famed for writing Austrralian publications such as On Our Selection, which was serialised and broadcast by radio stations throughout Australia.

4)  Édith Giovanna Gassion alias Edith Piaf, in 1963 in Plascassier, France aged 47.  She was an actress and cultural icon universally regarded as France’s greatest popular singer.

5)  Ronald Hulme alias Russ Hamilton, in 2008 in Buckley, North Wales, aged 76.  He was the first Liverpool pop singer to hit the United States music scene with his song I’ll Buy You A Rainbow..  Turns 83.

Today’s photo: – The Derwent at New Norfolk. (Yours Truly)

Today’s playlist.  Included in the fourth column is the year in which each track was last played.

TRACK	RELEASE YEAR	PLAY TIME	NUMBER OF PREVIOUS PLAYS
Dawn Maxwell – I Knew	2026	06:06	2 – 2026
Hans van der Velde – Here at the Bar	2026	06:11	Debut
Josh Giles – Speed of the Sound Of Loneliness	2026	06:14	2 – 2026
Vintage Vinyl + Wilbert Harrison – Kansas City	1959	06:19	2 – 2024
+ Winifred Atwell – Let’s Have An Aussie Party	1959	06:21	1 – 2017
Kerri Perrett – Wouldn’t Have It Any Other Way	2026	06:26	2 – 2026
Simon Park Orchestra – Leonie		06:31	3 – 2022
Graeme Connors & Fiddlers Feast – Bondwood Boat	1961	06:35	Debut
Brooke Seabrook – Family Tree	2026	06:39	1 – 2026
Musical Partners + Tony Orlando & Dawn – Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree	1973	06:45	19 – 2026
+ Connie Francis – The Answer [Should I Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree]	1973	06:48	Debut
The Gordon Farleigh Dill Association – Sleep Talking	2025	06:54	2 – 2026
For A Listener: Anne Murray – Snowbird	1971	06:58	11 – 2026
Ian Humphreys Graham – Ain’t Too Far	2026	07:06	1 – 2026
Whiskey Cure – Four Wheels On A Dirt Road	2025	07:12	4 – 2026
Briggs & Stark – Side of the Road	2026	07:15	4 – 2026
For A Listener: Beatles – And I Love Her	1964	07:20	8 – 2023
Sound of the 70s  + Liv Maessen – Knock Knock Who’s There	1970	07:23	11 – 2026
+ Beatles – The Long And Winding Road	1970	07:26	15 – 2025
Trinidad Steel Drum Band – Any Dream Will Do		07:33	2 – 2021
Edith Piaf – Milord  [See (4) above.]	1961	07:39	Debut
Russ Hamilton – I’ll Buy You A Rainbow   [See (5) above.]		07:42	4 – 2019
Diamond 45  Charting on this day 1966 + Sonny & Cher – Little Man	1966	07:47	1 – 2026
+ Hermans Hermits – No Milk Today	1966	07:50	10 – 2026
Jade Hurley – My Country	2026	07:55	7 – 2026
Shaza Leigh – To Live In Love And Light	2026	08:06	2 – 2026
COMFORT ZONE – Familiar artists/Familiar songs + Ollie Austin – Eighteen Yellow Roses		08:12	5 – 2026
+ Roger & Jessica Whittaker – A Perfect Day		08:15	2 – 2026
Celia Bryce Band – Shine Like The Road	2026	08:21	Debut
John Sidney – Medley~Wunderbar~Wonderful Copenhagen~Tippy Tippy Tin		08:30	3 – 2026
Will Glahe & His Orchestra – Radetzky March		08:36	7 – 2016
Diamond 45 – Charting on this day 1966 + New Vaudeville Band – Winchester Cathedral	1966	08:40	5 – 2026
+ Bee Gees – Spicks and Specks	1966	08:43	7 – 2026
Gary Anderson – Just Still Letting Go	2026	08:47	1 – 2026
Monnii O’Garr – Wild and Free	2026	08:51	3 – 2026

► EVENTS on 9 OCTOBER;

On this day in 1963 in Northeastern Italy – A 260 million cubic metre landslide fell from a mountain side into a reservoir behind the Vajont Dam, which, at 262 metres was one of the highest in the world.
 Most of the water behind the dam wall was displaced, and formed a 200 metre high mega-tsunami which crashed over the top and devastated many villages in the Piave Valley, causing the loss of 2,000 lives.

1973,  The $50 note was introduced in Australia.

1974,  Bankcard the country’s first mass-marketed credit card, was introduced to Australia.

1992,  Peekskill, New York, U.S.A., A fragment of a meteorite landed in the driveway of the Knapp residence, and destroyed the family’s 1980 Chevrolet Malibu car.

1999,  The last flight took place of the American Lockheed SR-71 “Blackbird” high speed reconnaissance aircraft.  The SR-71 was capable of operating at very high speeds and altitudes, enabling it to outrun any threats.  Whilst 12 of the 32 SR-71 aircraft built were lost in various crashes, none were ever lost through enemy action.

► Well known people born this day, were;

1)  John O’Grady, alias Nino Culotta, in 1907 in Sydney, New South Wales, author of the novel They’re A Weird Mob, a comic novel  which had an initial print run of 6,000 copies, but in less than six months had been reprinted eight times.  By the time of O’Grady’s death in 1981 sales had reached a million.

2)  John Lennon, in 1940 in Liverpool, England , musician, songwriter and member of the Beatles.   Assassinated 1980.

3)  Joe McFadden, in 1975 in Glasgow, Scotland, actor who has appeared in the TV series Taggart, but is particularly familiar as PC Joe Mason in the television drama series Heartbeat.  Turns 51.

Today’s photo:  High Street, New Norfolk, around the turn of the 20th century. From the New Norfolk & Surrounds FB page, and originally The Tasmanian Mail newspaper. Colourised by modern equipment.

Today’s Playlist.  Included in the fourth column is the year in which each track was last played. –

TRACK	RELEASE YEAR	PLAY TIME	NUMBER OF PREVIOUS PLAYS
John R Cockburn – Broken	2026	09:05	2 – 2026
Highway 95 – Back To The Country	2026	09:11	2 – 2026
Patti Morgan – Australian Skies	2024	09:15	2 – 2026
Diamond 45s –  Charting on this day 1966 + New Vaudeville Band – Winchester Cathedral	1966	09:19	4 – 2017
+ Bee Gees – Spicks and Specks	1966	09:22	6 – 2024
Gail Smith – I Give You Music	2026	09:27	Debut
Henry Mancini & His Orchestra – The Magnificent Seven		09:33	2 – 2016
Johnny Ashcroft – They’re A Weird Mob   (See (1) above.)	1959	09:37	6 – 2024
John Lennon – Starting Over   (See (2) above.)	1980	09:41	3 – 2023
Nick Berry – Heartbeat    (See (3) above.)		09:46	19 – 2025
For a Listener Cascades – Rhythm Of The Rain	1963	09:49	14 – 2025
Ray Lani – A Little Piece of Heaven	2026	09:53	Debut
Gary Buck – Guess I Do	2026	09:56	3 – 2026
Penny Burke – Married Man	2026	10:05	Debut
Marty Robbins – Just Married	1958	10:11	12 – 2025
COMFORT ZONE – Familiar artists and/or familiar songs + Engelbert Humperdinck – Up Up And Away		10:13	6 – 2026
+ Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris – All The Roadrunning		10:16	Debut
Vintage Vinyl + Bing & Gary Crosby – Sam’s Song	1950	10:22	2 – 2016
+ Ames Brothers – Sentimental Me	1950	10:25	2 – 2019
Graeme Connors & Fiddlers Feast – A Girl Off The Land	2026	10:29	Debut
Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra – King Of The Road		10:35	1 – 2021
Charlie Landsborough – I Know What It Is To Be Loved		10:38	2 – 2026
Ollie Austin – The Streets Of London		10:42	4 – 2026
70s Gem + Art Garfunkel – Bright Eyes	1979	10:50	7 – 2025
+ Charley Pride – Is Anybody Going To San Antone	1970	10:54	12 – 2025
Spinners – The Family Of Man		10:57	5 – 2015
Damian Davis – When The Roses Bloom Again	2026	11:05	Debut
For a Listener Pussycat – My Broken Souvenirs	1963	11:10	11 – 2026
For a Listener Chad Stuart & Jeremy Clyde – The Summer Song	1964	11:15	15 – 2024
Bohemian Rogue – Days On The Green	2026	11:20	3 – 2026
Ryan Phoenix – Turn it Around	1964	11:29	Debut
James Last Orchestra – Born Free		11:35	2 – 2014
Diamond 45s –  Charting on this day 1966 + Hermans Hermits – No Milk Today	1966	11:38	9 – 2024
+ Sonny & Cher – Little Man	1966	11:41	Debut
Ashley Cook – Kelly Dixon Wrote The Song	2026	11:45	1 – 2026
Trent Richardson – Promise You Now	2026	11:49	Debut
One For The Road – Going Out The Same Way You Came In	2026	11:53	Debut

EVENTS ON THIS DATE, 4 OCTOBER;

On this day in 1918  Sayreville, New Jersey, U.S.A. – Over 100 lives were lost when a series of fires and explosions destroyed an ammunition plant over three days.  It forced massive evacuations and spread ordnance over a wide area, pieces of which can still be 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. 

1990,  Germany was re-unified when the German Democratic Republic ceased to exist and its territory became part of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Today’s photo: – West Point, on Tasmania’s rugged West Coast. June 2022. Courtesy Ilka Munter

Today’s playlist.  Included in the fourth column is the year in which each track was last played.

Did you know……that next year, I will reach my 20th year of producing Sunday breakky radio programmes…???

TRACK	RELEASE YEAR	PLAY TIME	NUMBER OF PREVIOUS PLAYS
Ian Humphreys Graham – Ain’t Too Far	2026	06:06	–
Joy Hendon – High Country Hero	2026	06:13	1 – 2026
Ray Malcolm – Lovesick Blues	2026	06:16	1 – 2026
Diamond 45s –  Charting on this day 1966 + Johnny Horton – North to Alaska	1960	06:20	18 – 2026
+ Johnny Tillotson – Poetry In Motion	1960	06:23	7 – 2023
Tony Olson Project – Here We Go Again	2026	06:27	1 – 2026
Burt Bacharach Orchestra – This Guy’s In Love With You		06:31	2 – 2016
Leroy Van Dyke – Walk On By	1961	06:37	20 – 2026
Helena Mace – Broken Tears	2026	06:39	1 – 2026
Musical Partners + Tom Jones – The Green Green Grass Of Home	1966	06:46	12 – 2025
+ Ginny Peters – Waiting On The Green Green Grass Of Home	1967	06:49	7 – 2025
Whiskey Cure – Four Wheels On A Dirt Road	2025	06:54	3 – 2026
Dianne Lindsay – Days of Old Khancoban	2026	06:57	1 – 2026
Briggs & Stark – Side of the Road	2026	07:06	3 – 2026
Listener’s Choice: P J Proby – Hold Me	1965	07:11	–
John R Cockburn – Broken	2026	07:15	1 – 2026
Ashley Cook – Kelly Dixon Wrote The Song	2026	07:19	1 – 2026
For A Listener: Neil Diamond – Song Sung Blue	1972	07:24	8 – 2023
Sound of the 70s  + Glenn Shorrock – Dream Lover	1979	07:28	7 – 2025
+ Air Supply – Lost In Love	1979	07:31	5 – 2025
BBC Big Band – Moonlight Serenade		07:37	–
Janis Joplin – Mercedes Benz  Janis Joplin, died this day 1970 at the age of 27 in Hollywood, California, U.S.A	1970	07:41	4 – 2022
Loretta Lynn – The Coal Miners Daughter  Loretta Lynn, died this day 2022 at the age of 90 in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee, U.S.A..		07:44	3 – 2024
Diamond 45  Charting on this day 1966 + Peter & Gordon – Lady Godiva	1966	07:49	7 – 2026
+ Twilights – Needle In A Haystack	1966	07:51	5 – 2026
Simon Orton – Davey’s Story		07:56	1 – 2026
Fisherman’s Friends – Strike The Bell		08:05	4 – 2026
COMFORT ZONE – Familiar artists/Familiar songs + Anne Murray – I’ll Never Fall In Love Again		08:12	4 – 2024
+ Charlie Landsborough – I Will Love You All My Life		08:15	2 – 2024
Col Thomson & Venessa Waara – Harvest Moon	2026	08:20	2 – 2026
Listener’s Choice: Bobby Goldsboro – Molly	1964	08:29	11 – 2026
Ferrante & Teicher – MacArthur Park		08:35	1 – 2015
Diamond 45 – Charting on this day 1966 + Association – Cherish	1966	08:40	9 – 2026
+ Beach Boys – Wouldn’t It Be Nice	1966	08:44	5 – 2026
Bohemian Rogue – Days On The Green	2026	08:47	2 – 2026
Liv Maessen – Snowbird	2026	08:51	5 – 2025
Chamaco Dominguez His Orchestra & Chorus – Meditation		08:54	4 – 2025

► EVENTS on 2 OCTOBER;

On this day in 1955 in Hobart, Tasmania – A Tiger Moth aircraft crashed near the summit of Mt Wellington.  The pilot & passenger were unhurt.

1962, Sydney, New South Wales –Two Royal Australian Navy pilots manoeuvred their badly damaged Sea Venom jet fighter planes away from inhabited areas after a collision over the city.
One pilot ejected from his plane seconds before it crashed into Sydney Harbour, the other managed to fly back to Nowra Air Base and land safely.

1964, Sydney, New South Wales – The Gladesville Bridge, which is the world’s longest concrete arch at the time, opened.  It was the largest bridge built in New South Wales since the Sydney Harbour Bridge was completed in 1932.

1970, Mordialloc, Victoria – 300 boys at the local high school refused to return to classes after 50 fellow students were ordered home because their hair was too long.

► Well known people born this day, were;

Beryl Hunt, alias Lorrae Desmond, in 1932 in Mittagong, New South Wales, singer and actress, best known for her role as Shirley Gilroy in the long running television series A Country Practice between 1981 and 1992.  Died 2021.

Edward Ray Cochran, alias Eddie Cochran, in 1938 in Albert Lea, Minnesota U.S.A., rockabilly singer of the late 1950s and early 1960s.  He died in a road accident in 1960 at the age of 21, after performing at the Hippodrome theatre in Bristol. England.

Henri Szeps, in 1943 in Lausanne, Switzerland, actor most recently known for his portrayal of Robert Beare in the ABC television sitcom Mother And Son  Died 2025.

Well known people died this day, were;

Roy Harold Scherer, Jr. alias Rock Hudson, in 1985 at the age of 59 in Beverley Hills, California U.S.A..  He was an actor who completed nearly 70 motion pictures during a career of more than 40 years.  Hudson became one of the first major Hollywood celebrities to die from an AIDs-related illness.

Orvon Eugene Autry alias Gene Autry, in 1998 at the age of 91 in Studio City, California, U.S.A.  He was a singer, famous as The Singing Cowboy on radio, in movies and on television for over three decades from the 1930s.

Tom Petty, in 2017 at the age of 66 in Santa Monica, California, U.S.A..  He was a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist; and a founding member of the 1980s group Travelling Wilburys.

Today’s photo:  Cornelian Bay boatsheds, near Hobart, Tasmania.  (Yours Truly)

Today’s Playlist.  Included in the fourth column is the year in which each track was last played. –

TRACK	RELEASE YEAR	PLAY TIME	TIMES PLAYED
Walk Don ‘t Run – Alligator Stomp	2026	09:05	3 – 2026
Monnii O’Garr – Wild and Free	2026	09:10	2 – 2026
Allan Gumm – Me And Annie Murphy	2024	09:14	3 – 2026
Diamond 45s –  Charting on this day 1966 + Twilights – Needle In A Haystack	1966	09:18	4 – 2021
+ Peter & Gordon – Lady Godiva	1966	09:21	6 – 2022
Dermot OHara – Rhinestone Cowboy	2026	09:25	2 – 2026
Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra – The French Song		09:31	5 – 2025
Eddie Cochran – Sittin’ In The Balcony	1957	09:36	2 – 2024
Hans Krakou -The Way It Used To Be	2025	09:39	5 – 2026
Kerri Perrett – Wouldn’t Have It Any Other Way	2026	09:44	1 – 2026
For a Listener Bobby Vee – Heartbeat	1963	09:48	–
Gordon Lightfoot – Sundown		09:52	2 – 2020
Gary Buck – Guess I Do	2026	09:57	2 – 2026
Javier & Megan Woods – Sentence Me	2026		1 – 2026
Whiskey Cure – Four Wheels On A Dirt Road	2025	10:05	2 – 2025
Josh Giles – Speed of the Sound Of Loneliness	2026	10:10	1 – 2026
For a Listener Petula Clark – Casanova	1963	10:15	5 – 2023
Vintage Vinyl + Helen Connell – Slow Poke	1951	10:20	3 – 2026
+ Four Knights – I Love The Sunshine Of Your Smile	1951	10:22	1 – 2026
Allan Caswell – There’s Nobody There	2026	10:27	2 – 2026
Jack Jones – Wives And Lovers			2 – 2025
Australian National Concert Orchestra – The Morning After		10:33	3 – 2019
Briggs & Stark – Side of the Road	2026	10:37	2 – 2026
Trevor Knight – The Ballad of Billy King and Joe	2026	10:41	2 – 2026
For a Listener Pussycat – Mississippi	1976	10:47	47 – 2026
70s Gem + Raydio – You Can’t Change That	1979	10:52	4 – 2025
+ Little River Band – Lonesome Loser	1979	10:56	6 – 2025
Dawn Maxwell – I Knew	2026	11:05	1 – 2026
Highway 95 – Back To The Country	2026	11:09	1 – 2026
COMFORT ZONE – Familiar artists and/or familiar songs + Foster & Allen – Ring of Fire		11:15	3 – 2025
+ Daniel O’Donnell – All My Loving		11:17	2 – 2026
Shaza Leigh – To Live In Love And Light	2026	11:24	1 – 2026
Terry Stafford – Suspicion	1964	11:27	18 – 2024
Melbourne Pops Orchestra Cond by Tommy Tycho – Before The Next Teardrop Falls		11:32	4 – 2023
Diamond 45s –  Charting on this day 1966 + Association – Cherish	1966	11:36	8 – 2022
+ Beach Boys – Wouldn’t It Be Nice	1966	11:39	4 – 2026
Julie Andrews – Thoroughly Modern Millie	1967	11:45	3 – 2022
Seekers – Keep A Dream In Your Pocket	1989	11:48	9 – 2026
The Band That Never Was – Ten Thousand Miles Away		11:51	9 – 2026

► EVENTS ON THIS DATE, 27 SEPTEMBER;

On this day in 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, Canada – 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 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.*

1908,  Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A. – The first Ford Model T car was built at the Piquette plant. 

Today’s photo: – At the Salmon Ponds, in the Derwent Valley.  The oldest trout hatchery in the Southern Hemisphere.
 (Yours Truly.)

Today’s Playlist :

TRACK	RELEASE YEAR	PLAY TIME	PREVIOUS PLAYS
Dawn Maxwell – I Knew	2026	06:05	–
Mackhigh Stanton & Ray Roper – Blue Harley	2026	06:11	2
Dermot OHara – Rhinestone Cowboy	2026	06:16	1
Vintage Vinyl   + Brian Hyland – Rosemary	1959	06:20	1
+ Anita Bryant – Till There Was You	1959	06:22	1
Andrea & Adam Zonnis – Wild Flowers	2026	06:25	–
Les Brown & His Orchestra – Gentle On My Mind		06:31	3
Freddy Quinn – Somewhere My Love  Franz Eugen Helmut Manfred Nidl alias Freddy Quinn, was born  in Hardegg, Austria, in 1931.  Turns 95 today.		06:35	4
Romantic Strings Orchestra & Voices – Everything Is Beautiful		06:39	–
Musical Partners + Royal Guardsmen – Snoopy Vs The Red Baron	1967	06:45	5
+ Royal Guardsmen – The Return Of The Red Baron	1967	06:48	–
+ Royal Guardsmen – Snoopy’s Christmas	1967	06:52	6
Hank Marvin & Duane Eddy – Pipeline		06:56	–
Walk Don ‘t Run – Alligator Stomp	2026	07:05	2
For A Listener: Beatles – Blackbird		07:12	4
Catalayax – Lost Voices	2026	07:15	1
CoCo Bal & Hubert Heeringa – Summer Cava	2025	07:18	3
For A Listener: Ollie Austin – The Streets Of London		07:24	3
Sound of the 70s  + Bill Conti – Gonna Fly Now (Theme From Rocky)	1977	07:29	4
+ Marcia Hines – What I Did For Love	1977	07:32	10
Joe Loss & His Orchestra – Tip Toe Through The Tulips		07:37	4
R B Greaves – Take A Letter Maria  Ronald Bertram Aloysius Greaves III  alias R.B. Greaves died this day 2012 at the age of 68 in Granada Hills, California, U.S.A.	1969	07:40	7
Brian Cadd & Friends – Believe	2026	07:43	1
Diamond 45  Charting on this day 1966 + Los Bravos – Black  Is Black	1966	07:48	6
+ Tommy Roe – Sweet Pea	1966	07:51	7
For A Listener: Foster & Allen – Black Velvet Band		07:55	7
Archies – Sugar Sugar	1969	08:05	12
COMFORT ZONE – Familiar artists/Familiar songs + Harry Secombe – Dear Heart		08:10	7
+ Michael Crawford – You’ll Never Walk Alone		08:13	2
*Seekers – The Wreck Of The Old 97  (Refer EVENTS above.)	1965	08:18	5
Deb Mepham – Merry Model T	2024	08:26	5
Living Strings – My Little Grass Shack In Kealakekua		08:32	4
Diamond 45 – Charting on this day 1966 + Matt Monro – Born Free	1966	08:38	15
+ Petula Clark – I Couldn’t Live Without Your Love	1966	08:41	10
Jade Hurley – My Country	2026	08:47	6
Peter Simpson OAM – Love And Country Music	2026	08:50	–

► EVENTS on 25 SEPTEMBER;

On this day in 1954 in Queenstown, Tasmania – ABC radio station 7QN Queenstown commenced transmission on a frequency of 540 kHz.  In 1991 the callsign was dropped when the station moved to the FM band and became a relay of the ABC’s Launceston station 7NT.

1981 Sydney, New South Wales – The tallest building in the city, the Sydney Centrepoint tower, was completed.  The tower is over 300 metres high and took 3½ years to build.

1983 in County Antrim, Northern Ireland – 38 republican prisoners hijacked a prison lorry and smashed their way out of  the Maze Prison. This was the largest prison escape in British history.

► Well known people born this day;

Ronnie Barker, in 1929 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, actor and comedian known for his roles in British television series, such as Porridge, The Two Ronnies and Open All Hours.  Died 2005.

Brian Murphy, in 1933 in Ventnor, Isle of Wight, England, actor known for his role as George Roper, in the television sitcoms Man About The House and its spin-off, George And Mildred.  Died 2025.

Robyn Nevin, in 1942 in Melbourne, Victoria, award-winning actress  (Turns 84)

Felicity Kendal, in 1946 in Warwickshire, England, actress famous for her roles as Barbara Good in the BBC sitcom The Good Life.  and Rosemary Boxer in the drama Rosemary And Thyme.  (Turns 80)

Colin Friels, in 1952 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland, Australian film and television actor who has appeared in numerous productions.  (Turns 74)

Today’s photo:  The Old Mill, Campania, Tasmania.  (Yours Truly)

Today’s Playlist –

TRACK	RELEASE YEAR	PLAY TIME	PREVIOUS PLAYS
Gary Buck – I Guess I Do	2026	09:05	1
Carol Markstrom – Una Buena Vida	2026	09:10	2
Ray Malcolm – Lovesick Blues	2026	09:14	–
Diamond 45s –  Charting on this day 1966 + Los Bravos – Black  Is Black	1966	09:18	5
+ Tommy Roe – Sweet Pea	1966	09:21	6
Tony Olson Project – Here We Go Again	2026	09:25	–
Percy Faith & His Orchestra – Forget Him		09:31	3
Sammie Soravia – Gotta Get Back	2026	09:36	–
Lindsay Butler – Silver Wings	2026	09:39	2
Andersonlane – Easier To Live	2026	09:44	4
For a Listener Sandie Shaw – There’s Always Something There To Remind Me	1964	09:48	6
Simon Orton – Davey’s Story	2026	09:52	–
Foster & Allen – Scots Polka		09:57	7
Joy Hendon – High Country Hero	2026	10:05	–
John Oakes – Australia	2026	10:10	2
For a Listener John Williamson – Papa Whisky November		10:15	5
Vintage Vinyl + Danny Kaye – Wonderful Copenhagen	1952	10:20	10
+ Guy Mitchell – Pittsburgh Pennsylvania	1952	10:22	6
Gary R Farmer – Don’t You Ever Get Tired of Hurting Me	2026	10:27	1
Romantic Strings Orchestra – Sealed With A Kiss		10:33	1
Jim Wishman – Beauty In The Heart	2026	10:37	–
Angela Seng – It’s What’s Inside	2026	10:41	–
For a Listener Roy Orbison – Cry Softly Lonely One		10:47	18
70s Gem + Boz Scaggs – Lido Shuffle	1977	10:52	9
+ Peter Allen – I Go To Rio	1977	10:56	11
One For The Road – Going Out The Same Way You Came In	2026	11:05	–
Jimmy Johnson – Wasting Time	2026	11:09	1
COMFORT ZONE – Familiar artists and/or familiar songs + Foster & Allen – I Love You Because		11:15	2
+ John McNally – Imagine		11:17	2
Col Millington – The Point Of No Return		11:24	1
Barry Thornton – Gibb River Roundup		11:27	8
Ricardo Santos & His Million Strings – Every Little Movement		11:32	3
Diamond 45s –  Charting on this day 1966 + Matt Monro – Born Free	1966	11:36	14
+ Petula Clark – I Couldn’t Live Without Your Love	1966	11:39	9
Kevin Sullivan – Our Piece Of The Map	2026	11:45	2
DownTown Mystic – Fly (Buddy Holly Mix)	2026	11:48	3
Buddy Holly – That’ll Be The Day	1957	11:51	2
Cliff Richard & Shadows – Put On Your Dancing Shoes	1963	11:54	1

► EVENTS ON THIS DATE, 20 SEPTEMBER;

On this day in 1893, Near Brighton, Tasmania – The evening express train from Launceston to Hobart was derailed on the tall Horseshoe Bridge, which stood between Brighton and Bridgewater, through track sabotage.
The train narrowly avoided plunging over the side and there were only minor injuries to those aboard.  An alleged perpetrator was arrested, charged and sent for trial twice, but was not convicted.
The episode remains an unsolved mystery.

1859,  Brisbane was declared the capital of Queensland.  

1906,  Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England – The Cunard Line’s RMS Mauretania was launched at the Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson shipyard.  RMS Mauretania was the world’s largest ship until 1910, and for 20 years, the ship held the record for the fastest crossing of the Atlantic Ocean.
RMS Mauretania was withdrawn from service in September 1934, and sent to shipbreakers in Rosyth, Scotland in July 1935.

1955,  Hobart , Tasmania – A Melbourne contracting company prepared for the construction of the longest pre-stressed concrete bridge in Australia at the time, which was to replace an older, timber bridge on the Sorell causeway.  (That bridge was, in turn, replaced in 2002 by the current McGee Bridge.). 

1970,  The unmanned Russian craft Luna 16 landed on the Moon in the Mare Fecunditatis (Sea of Fertility), automatically took samples of the lunar surface and lifted off the next day, arriving back on Earth on September 24

Today’s photo: – Takes us to Scotland, and what must be one of the most stunning bridges ever built, especially in the 19th century.

Around 4,000 men, from 14-year-old boys onwards, were employed in it’s construction from 1883 to 1890.

They worked on planks high above the Firth of Forth, in robust weather, with no safety harnesses, no hard hats, no guard rails, heating over 6½ million rivets red hot, and hammering them into place.

Not surprisingly, over 70 men died.

The Forth Bridge is 110 metres high, 2,529 metres long, and is still in use today, efficiently carrying a dual-track railway across the Firth, near Edinburgh. 

(From “Forth Bridge Photos” FB page.)

Today’s Playlist :

TRACK	RELEASE YEAR	PLAY TIME	PREVIOUS PLAYS
Walk Don ‘t Run – Alligator Stomp		06:06	1
Josh Giles – Speed of the Sound Of Loneliness		06:14	–
The Gordon Farleigh Dill Association – Sleep Talking	2026	06:17	1
Vintage Vinyl   + Buddy Knox & The Rhythm Orchids – Somebody Touched Me	1958	06:22	1
+ Sheb Wooley – The Purple People Eater	1958	06:25	14
Warren Kearney – I’m Just An Old Chunk Of Coal	2026	06:28	1
Diego Lopez-Diaz & His Orchestra – Time Was		06:33	1
Gogi Grant – The Wayward Wind Myrtle Audrey Arinsberg alias Gogi Grant, was born  in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., in 1924.	1956	06:38	12
Peter Sellers & Sophia Loren – Goodness Gracious Me  Sofia Villani Scicolone, alias Sophia Loren, was born in Naples, Italy in 1934.  Turns 92.	1960	06:43	3
Tracy Coster – The Old Tin Roof		06:47	–
Musical Partners + Jimmy Dean – Big Bad John	1961	06:51	3
+ Jimmy Dean – The Cajun Queen	1962	06:54	1
Seekers – Come The Day	1968	06:58	11
Cameron Cusack – She Gets Me	2026	07:05	4
For A Listener: P J Proby – Somewhere	1965	07:12	20
Allan Caswell – There’s Nobody There	2026	07:15	1
Christina George – Pages Of My Life	2009	07:18	–
For A Listener: Damian McCarthy – Silver Lady	2019	07:22	7
Sound of the 70s  + Dr Hook – Walk Right In	1977	07:27	5
+ Little River Band – Help Is On Its Way	1977	07:30	10
European Show Band – Red Roses For A Blue Lady		07:36	4
Jim Croce – I’ll Have To Say I Love You In A Song  Jim Croce died this day 1973 at the age of 30 in Louisiana U.S.A.		07:39	2
For A Listener: Gene Watson – This Song Is Just For You		07:43	8
Col Thomson & Venessa Waara – Harvest Moon	2026	07:46	1
Diamond 45  Charting on this day 1966 + Johnny Young – Cara Lyn	1966	07:52	4
+ Beatles – Yellow Submarine	1966	07:54	17
Shaza Leigh – To Live In Love And Light	2026	08:05	–
COMFORT ZONE – Familiar artists/Familiar songs + Matt Monro – My Love and Devotion		08:12	–
+ Roger Whittaker – Every Time Is Going To Be The Last Time		08:15	7
Dale Hooper – Thank God For Radio	2019	08:22	7
Val Doonican – Long Ago and Far Away		08:29	1
Gary Blake & His Orchestra – Strangers In The Night		08:35	2
Diamond 45 – Charting on this day 1966 + Neil Diamond – Cherry Cherry	1966	08:40	5
+ Mamas & The Papas – I Saw Her Again Last Night	1966	08:42	6
Brent Duncan & Sandie Dodd – Fair Dinkum Aussie	2026	08:47	1
Cathy Dobson – Everybody Knows	2024	08;51	2

► EVENTS on 18 SEPTEMBER;

On this day in 1939 in Hamburg, Germany– The Nazi propaganda broadcaster known as Lord Haw Haw, in reality English traitor William Joyce, began transmitting in an effort to demoralise Allied troops and civilians within reception range.  Joyce was captured by English troops at the end of the war, sent for trial and ultimately hanged for treason on 3 January 1946.

1948 in Berlin, Germany – In defiance of a 3 month blockade by Soviet forces, it was announced an Allied air lift had flown in 7,000 tons of supplies into West Berlin.  British and American aircraft had made 895 flights into the city in 24 hours using Dakota, Globemaster and York aircraft.

1977  The space probe Voyager 1 took the first photograph of the Earth and the Moon together in space.

2014  Scotland voted against independence from the United Kingdom.

Today’s photo:   Frenchman’s Cap, in rugged western Tasmania.  (Yours Truly)

Today’s Playlist –

TRACK	RELEASE YEAR	PLAY TIME	PREVIOUS PLAYS
Chasing Twisters – Stronger	2026	09:05	1
Anne Biddie – Fanad Head Is Home To Me	2026	09:13	2
Dermot O’Hara – Rhinestone Cowboy	2026	09:16	–
Diamond 45s –  Charting on this day 1966 + Mamas & The Papas – I Saw Her Again Last Night	1966	09:20	5
+ Johnny Young – Cara Lyn	1966	09:23	3
Nancy Muller – A Fool Such As I	2026	09:28	3
101 Strings Orchestra – Georgy Girl		09:33	1
Jimmie Rodgers – English Country Garden  ► James Frederick Rodgers alias Jimmie Rodgers, born this day in 1933 in Camas, Washington, U.S.A.  He was a singer and composer famed  for his many hits of the late 50s /early 60s.  He has no connection to the country singer of the same name who, by co-incidence, died the same year he was born.  Died 2021.	1962	09:37	7
Frankie Avalon – Just Ask Your Heart  ► Francis Thomas Avallone, alias Frankie Avalon, born this day in 1940 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  He was an actor, singer, and former teen idol. Turns 87.	1957	09:41	2
Toni West – I Just Came Here To Dance	2026	09:44	2
For a Listener Brian Letton – Over The Rainbow	2009	09:49	–
For a Listener Bob Moore Orchestra – Mexico	1961	09:52	9
Boney M – Hooray Hooray It’s a Holi Holiday	1979	09:56	11
Kathy Carver – Fearless Warrior	2026	10:05	–
Gary Anderson – Just Still Letting Go	2026	10:11	–
For a Listener Freddy Quinn – Old Smokey		10:16	–
Vintage Vinyl + Eartha Kitt – April In Portugal	1953	10:21	3
+ Orioles – Crying In The Chapel	1953	10:24	–
John R Cockburn – Broken	2026	10:27	19
Andre Rieu – Highland Cathedral		10:33	2
Brian Cadd & Friends – Believe	2026	10:38	–
Ron Callaghan – New Moon	2026	10:42	–
70s Gem + Pilot – January	1975	10:50	11
+ Neil Sedaka – The Queen Of 1964	1975	10:53	4
Al Martino – Tears And Roses	1964	10:57	13
Clayton Saunders – Billabong Dreams	2026	11:05	1
For a Listener Col Joye & Joy Boys – Fools Like Me	1959	11:12	5
Trevor Knight – The Ballad of Billy King and Joe	2026	11:14	1
COMFORT ZONE – Familiar artists and/or familiar songs + Gunter Kallman Chorus – The More I See You		11:21	8
+ Nana Mouskouri – The White Rose of Athens		11:24	7
Alastair Spence – Forty Shades of Green	2026	11:30	2
Richard Clayderman – A Whiter Shade of Pale		11:38	1
Diamond 45s –  Charting on this day 1966 + Neil Diamond – Cherry Cherry	1966	11:43	4
+ Beatles – Yellow Submarine	1966	11:45	16
Debz Standen – This Old Photograph	2026	11:50	2
Lindsay Butler & Paul Lester – Spanish Harlem	2009	11:54	–