28 February 2025
Eaglehawk Neck is a scenic part of Tasmania, albeit with a brutal, colonial history.
This time, another of the stunning coastal rock formations.
Wave action over millennia, on a crevice which formed in the cliff face, resulted in a huge sea cave, similar to that which formed the neighbouring Tasman’s Arch (see the previous edition post) in which the roof caved in.
At the Devil’s Kitchen, the rock bridge at the seaward end also went, to create a 65-metre high chasm in the coastline.
Photo: Yours Truly
Today’s Playlist
| TRACK | RELEASE YEAR | PLAY TIME | PREVIOUS PLAYS | LAST PLAYED | ISRC |
| Fleetwood Mac – Say You Love Me | 1976 | 09:05 | 0 | ||
| Smokie – Rock And Roll Rodeo | 1995 | 09:12 | 0 | ||
| Sherbet – Rock Me Gently | 1976 | 09:16 | 3 | 9/3/2018 | |
| Lawson Vallery – Somebody Somewhere | 2025 | 09:21 | 1 | 9/2/2025 | |
| Crystal Gayle – Crying In The Rain | 09:24 | 0 | |||
| Backtrack: Steve Cheers – Ten Thousand Ways | 2022 | 09:28 | 3 | 25/11/2022 | |
| Stavros Xarhakos Orchestra – Life Is Callous | 09:35 | 1 | 5/7/2020 | ||
| Larissa Tormey – Kilbeggan’s Heart | 2025 | 09:38 | 2 | 23/2/2025 | IEJHJ 2500001 |
| By Request Today: Vanessa Bourne – Together But Alone | 09:43 | 5 | 9/2/2025 | ||
| BORN 1940 Atlanta, Georgia U.S.A. – Joseph Alfred Souter alias Joe South, singer-songwriter and guitarist, who won a Grammy Award for Song Of The Year in 1970 with his song Games People Play. He was nominated again in 1972 for his composition Rose Garden. Died 2012. | |||||
| Joe South – Games People Play | 1969 | 09:49 | 5 | 12/3/2021 | |
| By Request Today: Kenny Rogers – Buy Me A Rose | 09:52 | 10 | 25/10/2020 | ||
| 60 Year Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1965 Dean Martin – You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You | 1965 | 09:56 | 2 | 22/2/2015 | |
| 60 Year Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1965 Millie – See You Later Alligator | 1965 | 09:58 | 1 | 6/3/2015 | |
| Alan Caswell – He Loves His Radio | 2024 | 10:06 | 2 | 22/2/2024 | AUGBT 2444959 |
| The Lonesome Six – Regina | 2025 | 10:11 | 0 | ||
| Bohemian Rogue – Tide | 2025 | 10:15 | 3 | 23/2/2025 | AUGBT 2488904 |
| They Don’t Make Them Like This Anymore: Rock A Teens – Woo Hoo | 1959 | 10:20 | 0 | ||
| Peter Salata – My Girl Back On The Land | 2024 | 10:24 | 3 | 25/10/2024 | |
| Backtrack: Warren Kearney – The Isle of Innisfree | 2020 | 10:27 | 1 | 4/4/2021 | |
| Percy Faith Orchestra – I Will Follow Him | 10:35 | 5 | 16/2/2025 | ||
| Backtrack: Aly Cook – Red Dirt Road Trip | 2019 | 10:37 | 4 | 22/11/2019 | |
| DIED 2007 Sydney, New South Wales – William Richard Thorpe alias Billy Thorpe, renowned pop singer, songwriter and musician. As lead singer of Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs, he had success in the mid 1960s with Blue Day, Poison Ivy, Over The Rainbow, Sick and Tired, and Mashed Potato. These were followed in the 70s with Most People I Know Think That I’m Crazy Aged 60 | |||||
| Billy Thorpe & Aztecs – Poison Ivy | 1964 | 10:43 | 11 | 7/6/2024 | |
| Engelbert Humperdinck – Funny Familiar Forgotten Feelings | 10:49 | 0 | |||
| Phil Salter – Fields of Dreams | 2025 | 10:56 | 2 | 23/2/2025 | AUD0K 2500001 |
| Griffin County – Why Don’t You Let Me Go First | 2025 | 11:05 | 1 | 16/2/2025 | AUMEV 2501403 |
| Backtrack: Gayle O’Neil – Free As A Bird | 2015 | 11:11 | 6 | 29/11/2019 | |
| Craig Lloyd – The Final Call | 2025 | 11:13 | 0 | ||
| Horst Wende’s Accordeon Band – Schabernack | 11:19 | 0 | |||
| Liz Clarke – Ray Of Light | 2025 | 11:25 | 0 | ||
| Anthony Baxter – When You Say Nothing At All | 2025 | 11:29 | 0 | ||
| Yannis Markopoulos – Who Pays The Ferryman | 11:35 | 6 | 3/1/2020 | ||
| 60 Year Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1965 Vic Dana – Red Roses For A Blue Lady | 1965 | 11:42 | 7 | 13/10/2024 | |
| 60 Year Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1965 Seekers – I’ll Never Find Another You | 1965 | 11:45 | 19 | 23/10/2022 | |
| Victoria Eman – Beautiful | 2024 | 11:49 | 3 | 21/2/2025 | NLJ9A 2400002 |
| Sharon Marie White – Lucky In Love | 2025 | 11:52 | 0 | USCGH 2518609 | |
28 FEBRUARY IN HISTORY:
1824 BORN St Omer, Pas-de-Calais, France – Jean François Gravelet-Blondin, alias Blondin, tightrope walker and acrobat. He especially owed his celebrity and fortune to his crossing the gorge near Niagara Falls on a tightrope, 335 metres long, and 50 metres above the water, which he accomplished in 1859.
He followed this feat a number of times, with different variations: blindfolded, in a sack, pushing a wheelbarrow, on stilts, carrying a man on his back, and even sitting down midway while he cooked and ate an omelet. Died 1897.
1931 Western Junction, Tasmania – 20,000 people crowded Evandale Road to see the new Government aerodrome (now Launceston Airport) officially opened.
The aerodrome was opened by the then Controller of Civil Aviation, Colonel Brinsmead, who prophetically said “I can envisage the time when aeroplanes will leave twice or three times a day from mainland capitals for Launceston“.
1942 Sunda Strait, Java – W W 2 – The light cruiser HMAS Perth was sunk during the Battle of Sunda Strait with the loss of 375 men. Also sunk was the heavy cruiser USS Houston which was lost with 693 crew.
1949 Throughout Australia – The radio serial, Blue Hills, written by Gwen Meredith, began its 27 year run on ABC radio. Centred on the lives of people living in a fictitious country town named Tanimbla, Blue Hills ran for 5,795 episodes, each of 15 minutes’ duration.
The final went to air on 30 September 1976 and the last words, “Good bye” were spoken by veteran Australian actress Queenie Ashton.
1957 Melbourne, Victoria – General Motors Holdens announced the first Holden station sedan, together with a new panel van and utility, all of which were based on the FE series sedans already in production.
1959 Queenstown Tasmania – The first fixed wing aircraft landed at the town’s new airstrip at 7.30 a.m. The plane, a single engine Cessna, delivered copies of The Mercury to Queenstown newsagents.
1964 Longford, Tasmania – An American racing car driver died in a 190 kph crash on the Longford street circuit.