9 January 2026
► LOOKING at events on 9 January;
In 1951 the new United Nations headquarters officially opened in New York, U.S.A.,
In 1968, the American Surveyor 7 space probe soft-landed on the moon, 40 kilometres from Tycho crater near the lunar South Pole. Within an hour it transmitted the first of a series of 21,000 photographs to Earth. Contact with Surveyor 7 was lost on February 21.
In 1972, Hong Kong Harbour, the former liner RMS Queen Elizabeth, which had been converted into a floating university, was destroyed by fire.
In 1980 in Canberra, A.C.T., Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser announced sanctions to be applied against the Soviet Union as a consequence of its invasion of Afghanistan.
In 1997 British yachtsman Tony Bullimore was rescued from his capsized yacht in the Southern Ocean by the Australian naval vessel HMAS Adelaide, after being located by an RAAF Orion aircraft.
► BORN…..
Domenico Modugno, was born on this day in 1928 in Polignano a Mare, Italy. He was a singer, songwriter, actor, and later a member of the Italian Parliament. He scored a No 1 hit in Australia with his 1958 international hit Volare. He died in 1994.
Bill Cowsill, was born on this day in 1948 in Middletown, Rhode Island, U.S.A. He was lead singer and guitarist of The Cowsills, who had several hit singles in Australia in the late 1960s; The Rain, The Park and Other Things, Indian Lake and their version of the title song from the musical Hair. He died in 2006.
Brenda Gail Webb alias Crystal Gayle, was born on this day in 1951 in Paintsville, Kentucky, U.S.A. She is a country singer best known for her 1977 hit, Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue.
► DIED…..
Robert Dies, alias Bob Dyer, died on this day in 1984 on the Gold Coast, Queensland at the age of 74. He was a vaudeville entertainer, radio personality, radio and television quiz show host best known for the long-running radio, and later, television quiz show, Pick A Box.
Peter Cook, died on this day in 1995 in Hampstead, London, England aged 57. He was a satirist, writer and comedian, As an influential figure in English comedy, he is regarded as the leading light of the British satire boom of the 60s.
Today’s photo – The Bridestowe Lavender Farm, Nabowla, Northern Tasmania
Today’s Playlist
| TRACK | RELEASE YEAR | PLAY TIME | PREVIOUS PLAYS | LAST PLAYED |
| Andy Martin – Paint Me Blue | 2025 | 09:05 | 0 | |
| Kathy Carver – Pretty Walls | 2025 | 09:10 | 1 | 10/10/2025 |
| Val Doonican – Wichita Lineman | 09:14 | 0 | ||
| 70s Classic Baccara – Yes Sir I Can Boogie | 1977 | 09:18 | 11 | 20/4/2025 |
| Monkees – A Little Bit Me A Little Bit You | 1967 | 09:24 | 5 | 27/10/2023 |
| Foster & Allen – Wooden Heart | 09:27 | 1 | 20/11/2016 | |
| Joe Reisman & His Orchestra – Five Minutes More | 09:31 | 3 | 23/9/2022 | |
| Domenico Modugno – Volare Domenico Modugno, born on this day in 1928 in Polignano a Mare, Italy. Died 1994 | 1958 | 09:35 | 5 | 6/8/2023 |
| Cowsills – Hair Bill Cowsill, born on this day in 1948 in Middletown, Rhode Island, U.S.A. Died 2006 | 1969 | 09:39 | 5 | 27/9/2019 |
| For a Listener Drifters – Saturday Night At The Movies | 1964 | 09:44 | 12 | 27/12/2024 |
| Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1966 Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass – Tijuana Taxi | 1966 | 09:47 | 11 | 6/5/2022 |
| Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1966 Freddie & Dreamers – A Windmill In Old Amsterdam | 1966 | 09:49 | 1 | 8/2/2013 |
| Warren Kearney & Peggy Nora – We Don’t Talk Anymore | 09:52 | 12 | 31/1/2025 | |
| Slim Dusty – The Decimal Currency Pub | 1966 | 09:55 | 12 | 19/5/2023 |
| Alfred Hause Orchestra – Popcorn | 1 | 31/1/2025 | ||
| Ray Jones – Back Roads | 2025 | 10:05 | 1 | 10/10/2025 |
| Crystal Gayle – Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue Crystal Gayle, was born on this day in 1951 in Paintsville, Kentucky, U.S.A. | 1977 | 10:10 | 5 | 17/3/2017 |
| Bobby Bare – 500 Miles Away From Home | 1963 | 10:13 | 11 | 1/12/2023 |
| Sheila Pope – Hopeless Rose | 2025 | 10:18 | 1 | 26/9/2025 |
| Vintage Vinyl Gordon McRae – Singing In The Rain | 1957 | 10:23 | 3 | 5/10/2025 |
| Ben Reel – I Will | 2025 | 10:25 | 2 | 12/12/2025 |
| Romantic Strings – Moonlight Serenade | 10:31 | 3 | 10/1/2025 | |
| Don Smythe – Big City Blues | 2025 | 10:35 | 3 | 31/10/2025 |
| Gail Carson – Gratitude | 2025 | 10:38 | 0 | |
| 70s Classic Max Merritt & Meteors – Slippin’ Away | 1976 | 10:42 | 12 | 13/4/2025 |
| Glenn Erickson – Can’t Make It On My Own | 2025 | 10:46 | 4 | 1/1/2021 |
| Bruce Mackay Songwriting with Anthony Snope & Ashleigh Dallas – Dearie Me | 10:51 | 2 | 7/2/2025 | |
| Danny Stain & Ashleigh Watson – Ring of Fire | 2017 | 10:56 | 4 | 29/12/2023 |
| Mandy Storm – Locked My Heart In Prison | 2025 | 11:05 | 0 | |
| Toni West – Hell Of A Day | 2025 | 11:10 | 2 | 7/11/2025 |
| Steve Cheers – Somebody To Love | 2025 | 11:14 | 2 | 24/10/2025 |
| For a Listener Donovan – Jennifer Juniper | 1968 | 11:20 | 4 | 10/5/2024 |
| Vintage Vinyl Alma Cogan – Bell Bottom Blues | 1954 | 11:27 | 2 | 1/3/2019 |
| Norman Percival Orchestra – Just One More Chance | 11:33 | 1 | 14/11/2025 | |
| Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1966 Simon & Garfunkel – The Sound of Silence | 1966 | 11:38 | 1 | 17/7/2022 |
| Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1966 Kinks – A Well Respected Man | 1966 | 11:41 | 0 | |
| Ronnie Milsap – Four Walls | 11:45 | 11 | 1/12/2024 | |
| Daniel O’Donnell – From A Jack To A King | 11:48 | 2 | 2/8/2024 | |
| Racey – Runaround Sue | 11:50 | 1 | 31/3/2024 | |
| Sailor – The Old Nickelodeon Sound | 11:53 | 2 | 17/12/2023 |