23 November 2025

► LOOKING at events on 23 November;

1923, in Sydney, Australia’s first regular radio broadcasts began at 8 p.m. on station 2SB in Sydney.  The programme consisted of classical and popular music, news, weather and stock exchange information.

1932, in  Gundagai, New South Wales,   Australia’s then-Prime Minister Joseph Lyons unveiled a pioneer memorial, The Dog On The Tuckerbox

1937, in Melbourne, a new express train, named The Spirit of Progress left Melbourne’s Spencer Street railway station, on its maiden trip to Albury.  It set a high standard for speed and comfort, previously unknown anywhere in Australia with luxurious, air conditioned carriages which were finished in a distinctive blue and gold livery.

1963, in England, the BBC broadcast the first ever episode, of Doctor Who (starring William Hartnoll as the Doctor).  This has become the world’s longest running science fiction drama.

1966, and Tasmania experienced its hottest November day on record to that date, with the temperature in the city climbing to 36 C, and at Hobart Airport, 38 C.  In a foretaste of conditions to come just a few months later, conditions in the Lower Midlands, Bruny Island, Derwent Valley and Tasman Peninsula were described as “a day of unprecedented fire danger.” 

2007, in the Antarctic Ocean south of Argentina, MS Explorer, a cruise liner carrying 154 people, sank, after hitting an iceberg near the South Shetland Islands.  There were no fatalities

► BORN…..

Fredrick John Marsden, was born in Liverpool, England, in 1940.  He became the drummer for the 1960s pop group Gerry & the Pacemakers.  He died in 2006.

Shane Gould was born in Sydney, New South Wales, in 1956.  She is a former competition swimmer for Australia, and winner of three gold, a silver, and a bronze medal at the 1972 Olympic Games

► DIED…..

Ocie Lee Smith alias O.C. Smith, died this day in 2009 in Los Angeles, California,  U.S.A., aged 69.  He was a pop singer who had major hits in 1968 with Son of Hickory Holler’s Tramp and Little Green Apples.

Larry Hagman, died this day in 2012 in Dallas, Texas, U.S.A. . at the age of 81.   He was a film and television actor, producer and director famous for his roles as oil tycoon J.R. Ewing in the 80s television soap opera Dallas, and also as Major Anthony Nelson in the 60s sitcom I Dream Of Jeannie.

Today’s Photo – The former New Town railway station, which is now located at the Tasmanian Transport Museum in Glenorchy, some 10 kilometres from it’s original site.

Today’s Playlist:

TRACK	RELEASE YEAR	TIME	PREVIOUS PLAYS	LAST PLAYED
Joyce Ramgatie – Memories Are All We Have	2025	06:06	1	14/11/2025
Charting this day 1978 Boney M – Rasputin	1978	06:12	4	27/11/2020
Charting this day 1978 Linda Ronstadt – Back In The U.S.A.	1978	06:17	2	7/9/2025
For a Listener: John Lennon – Happy Christmas War Is Over		06:21	13	15/12/2024
Human Nature – My Girl		06:25	0
Blue Echoes – Personality		06:28	4	29/9/2024
Jade Hurley – You’re The Reason		06:31	4	15/5/2022
Henry Mancini His Piano & Orchestra – Annie’s Song		06:36	1	9/4/2021
Gerry & Pacemakers – I’ll Be There	1965	06:40	11	31/1/2025
Ray Malcolm – Crazy	2025	06:44	1	7/11/2025
For a Listener: Bee Gees – New York Mining Disaster 1941		06:48	2	6/7/2025
Vintage Vinyl    Dinah Shore – Sweet Violets	1951	06:51	2	15/12/2019
Joy Adams & Gary R Farmer – Good Old Country Song	2025	06:55	1	9/11/2025
Deb Mepham – Merry Model T	2024	07:05	1	10/5/2024
Charting this day 1978 Hawking Brothers – One Day At A Time	1978	07:10	7	7/9/2025
Charting this day 1978 Anne Murray – You Needed Me	1978	07:14	7	26/10/2025
For A Listener: Glen Campbell – By The Time I Get To Phoenix	1967	07:19	6	7/4/2023
Pat Garrett – Old Timers	2025	07:22	1	14/11/2025
Randy C Moore – Born In A Barn	2025	07:26	0
Franky B and the Shadowriders – Soul Limbo	2025	07:30	0
Acker Bilk – My Way		07:34	1	22/8/2025
Vintage Vinyl    Johnny Mathis – A Certain Smile	1958	07:40	3	28/12/2018
Kamahl – For The Good Times		07:42	3	11/12/2022
O C Smith – Son Of Hickory Holler’s Tramp	1968	07:48	4	21/6/2024
Chris Strohfeld – At Home In The Mountains	2018	07:52	4	21/11/2025
For a Listener: Foster & Allen – Rose Of My Heart		07:55	31	20/12/2024
Beatles – From Me To You	1964	07:59	11	1/3/2024
Seekers  (Julie Anthony lead) – I’ll Never Find Another You	1989	08:05	3	2/2/2024
Charting this day 1978 Marshall Hain – Dancing In The City	1978	08:11	3	21/2/2020
Charting this day 1978 Commodores – Three Times A Lady	1978	08:15	8	7/9/2025
John Williamson – Aussie Balladeer		08:22	2	20/3/2020
Slim Dusty – Waltzing Matilda		08:25	3	13/6/2021
Chet Atkins – Hot Toddy		08:29	2	24/5/2024
Gordon Langford & His Orchestra – When Will I See You Again		08:34	0
Val Doonican – Stranger On The Shore		08:40	3	5/5/2015
Paul Cullen – Rolling Like Thunder	2025	08:43	1	14/11/2025
Vintage Vinyl    Marty Robbins – A White Sport Coat	1957	08:49	10	21/5/2023
Elisabeth Hope  – Poncho & Lefty		08:51	0