1 March 2026

► EVENTS ON 1 March;

In 1954 Adelaide was rocked by a severe earthquake which caused extensive damage throughout the city. 

In 1957 in Hobart, Tasmania, whilst several hundred people attended an exhibition on fire precautions and viewed a film on bushfires in the Hobart City Hall, a fire broke out in the rear of the hall, which caused several hundred pounds worth of damage..  

In 1964  At least three North Shore schools in Sydney banned Beatle-related clothing, haircuts and records – and banned pupils from singing Beatle songs around the school, and on the way to and from school.  Meanwhile, two butchers assistants donned Beatle wigs for a joke – and increased their employer’s takings substantially.

In 1966 The Soviet space probe Venera 3 crashed on the planet Venus and became the first spacecraft to reach another planet’s surface. 

In 1975 Full-time colour television broadcasting was launched in Australia.  

In 2006  Cosier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland – The remains of comedian Charlie Chaplin were stolen from a local cemetery by two unemployed migrants and held for ransom.  The culprits were apprehended two months later and Chaplin’s body was re-interred, surrounded by reinforced concrete.

► ARRIVALS ON 1 March

BORN:  Alton Glenn Miller alias Glen Miller, in 1904 in Clarinda, Iowa, U.S.A.  He became a jazz musician, arranger, composer, and bandleader in the swing era.  Leading one of the best known “Big Bands,” he was one of the best-selling recording artists from 1939 to 1943.  He is presumed to have died when the plane he was travelling in disappeared over the English Channel in 1944.

BORN:  Harold George Bellanfanti Jr, alias Harry Belafonte,, in 1927 in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, U.S.A.   He was a musician, singer, actor, and social activist.  One of the most successful pop singers in history, Belafonte was  dubbed the “King of Calypso” and is perhaps best known for his recording of The Banana Boat Song  .  He died in 2023.

BORN:   James Oswald Little, alias Jimmy Little in 1937, Cummeragunja Mission, New South Wales.  He was an aboriginal musician, actor and teacher (d. 2012)

 Today’s photo: Lake Dulverton, Oatlands, in the Tasmanian midlands.

Photographer: Yours Truly

Today’s Playlist :

TRACK	RELEASE YEAR	TIME	PREVIOUS PLAYS	LAST PLAYED
Sheila Pope – If Not For You	2026	06:06	4	20/2/2026
Wendy Jewel – Are You Looking At The Same Stars	2026	06:11	3	20/2/2026
Clabe McGuire – Just One More Time	2026	06:14	0
For A Listener: Bee Gees – How Deep Is Your Love	2026	06:19	2	21/2/2025
Glen Miller & His Orchestra with Marion Hutton – The Woodpecker Song	1940	06:25	15	15/2/2024
Harry Belafonte – Banana Boat Song	1957	06:27	13	12/1/2025
Jimmy Little – Royal Telephone	1963	06:31	19	3/11/2024
Brian May & ABC Showband – Theme From Seven Little Australians		06:36	2	7/6/2015
Vintage Vinyl    Lita Rosa – Walking To Missouri	1951	06:38	2	12/9/2025
Ray Conniff Orchestra & Singers – Come Saturday Morning		06:41	1	10/5/2024
Ray Malcolm – Together Again	2026	06:46	1	20/2/2026
Dean Martin – Old Yellow Line	1965	06:49	2	6/2/2026
Craig Sailer Project – Babe	2026	06:52	1	20/2/2026
Hauntees – All Over Again	2026	06:56	0
Kim Copedo – Save A Little Hope for Me	2026	07:05	2	20/2/2026
COUNTRY ROAD + Aishling Rafferty – Two Steppin’ Texas Blue	2023	07:11	1	8/9/2023
+ Gerard Gormley – Two Rooms and a Kitchen	2023	07:14	5	2/6/2024
For A Listener: Jade Hurley – I Love A Rainy Night		07:21	6	27/4/2025
Toni West – If I Didn’t Love Him	2026	07:25	2	15/2/2026
Ray Lani – Every Time That I’m With You	2026	07:29	0
Vintage Vinyl    Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra – Sail Along Silvery Moon	1958	07:34	13	11/2/2024
Tony Christie – Can’t Get The Feeling		07:37	0
Kym Cormack – Never Lie Again	2026	07:41	2	8/2/2026
Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass – Bittersweet Samba	1965	07:46	2	6/2/2026
Two of a Kind – I Love You To The Moon And Back	2025	07:48	4	25/5/2025
For A Listener: Neil Sedaka – Oh Carol	1958	07:52	2	17/12/2021
For A Listener: Neil Sedaka – Stairway To Heaven	1960	07:54	3	7/8/2020
Kumpu Brothers with Justine Pelmelay – Kumpu	2025	07:58	2	1/8/2025
Beatles – Norwegian Wood	1965	08:05	7	6/2/2026
COMFORT ZONE + Irish Rovers – The Black Velvet Band	1971	08:09	8	14/8/2020
+ Roger Whittaker – Durham Town		08:13	11	13/9/2022
Adrian Payne – If But Or Maybe	2026	08:19	1	6/2/2026
Dan Jones – Lovin’ You	2026	08:27	0
Henry Mancini & His Orchestra – Smoke Gets In Your Eyes		08:32	1	8/4/2022
Soundtrack, The Sound of Music (Peggy Wood, Marnie Nixon, 2 x Uncredited) – Maria		08:37	3	6/2/2026
Matt Monro – Gonna Build a Mountain	1962	08:40	0
Lester Coombs – I’m Fine Thank You		08:45	3	4/9/2016
Vintage Vinyl    Hank Thompson – Detour	1952	08:48	5	5/3/2017
Shelly Jones Band – Peas In A Pod	2021	08:52	0