26 June 2026
► EVENTS on 26 JUNE;
On this day in 1852, in Gundagai, New South Wales – After weeks of heavy rain, a massive flood in the Murrumbidgee River swept away all but four houses. Up to 100 people died in what was then the deadliest flood in Australian history.
The heroic actions of four aboriginal men, who used a bark canoe and a rowboat to rescue survivors clinging to tree tops, saved many other lives. The town was later moved to a safer location..
1950, Near York, West Australia – In one of Australia’s worst air disasters, 24 passengers and 5 crew were lost when an Adelaide-bound Skymaster aircraft of Australian National Airways crashed in heavily timbered country. The cause was attributed to multiple engine failure.
1958, Hobart’s new airport, then known as Llanherne, opened. It replaced the Cambridge aerodrome, which was used afterward by light planes.
1959, Canada – The Saint Lawrence Seaway, a system of locks, canals and channels which allow ocean-going vessels to travel from the Atlantic Ocean into the Great Lakes bordering Canada and the U S A opened.
► ARRIVALS ON THIS DATE
1922, Eleanor Parker in Cedarville, Ohio, U.S.A. She was an American actress who appeared in 80 movies and television programmes. One of her best known roles was that of Elsa von Schraeder in the 1965 musical The Sound of Music. She died in 2013, aged 91.
1938, Billy Davis Jr, in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A. He was a musician, best known as a member of The Fifth Dimension, whose first big hit was in 1967, Up Up And Away. Turns 88.
1943, Clive Powell alias Georgie Fame, in Leigh, Lancashire, England. He was a rhythm and blues, jazz singer, keyboard player, and former rock and roll musician, who had a string of 60s hits, such as Yeah Yeah, Something, Get Away and The Ballad of Bonnie And Clyde. Turns 83.
Today’s photo: New Norfolk from the TYGA-FM transmission site at Peppermint Hill.]
Today’s Playlist –
| TRACK | RELEASE YEAR | PLAY TIME | LAST PLAYED |
| Danny Ferdinandus – My Soul Starts Dancing | 2025 | 09:05 | 10/8/2025 |
| Ron Callaghan – People | 2026 | 09:11 | – |
| Hillsome South – Sea Of Heartbreak | 2026 | 09:15 | – |
| For a Listener Seekers – Keep A Dream In Your Pocket | 1989 | 09;20 | 15/5/2026 |
| Comfort Zone –Well Known Artists and/or Songs + Ronnie Carroll – Say Wonderful Things | 09:23 | 27/4/2014 | |
| + Michael Buble & Laura Pausini – You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine | 09:27 | 4/3/2022 | |
| Ferrante & Teicher – Quiet Village | 09:34 | 3/5/2026 | |
| Georgie Fame – Getaway Clive Powell alias Georgie Fame born this day 1943, in, Leigh, Lancashire, England | 09:39 | 26/7/2013 | |
| Nancy Muller – Heartbeat | 2026 | 09:42 | 31/5/2026 |
| Wolfe Milestone – Ole Mexico | 2022 | 09:44 | 10/4/2026 |
| Diamond 45s – Charting on this day 1966 + Beach Boys – Wouldn’t It Be Nice | 1966 | 09:49 | 22/7/2022 |
| + Beatles – Paperback Writer | 1966 | 09:51 | 13/8/2021 |
| For a Listener Anne Murray – Could I Have This Dance | 09:54 | 22/5/2026 | |
| Symphony Orchestra of Vienna – The Gypsy Baron Waltz | 09:58 | 30/8/2024 | |
| Rett Russell – Rebel Road | 2026 | 10:05 | 22/5/2026 |
| Christine Clifford – Rocky’s Song | 2026 | 10:11 | 12/6/2026 |
| For a Listener Roger Whittaker – You’ve Got A Friend | 10:18 | – | |
| Vintage Vinyl +Frank Sinatra – South Of The Border | 1953 | 10:24 | – |
| +Guy Mitchell – My Pretty Lille Black Eyed Susie | 1953 | 10:27 | 9/12/2016 |
| Band Of The Grenadier Guards – How The West Was Won | 10:33 | – | |
| Victoria Eman – Slow and Easy | 2026 | 10:35 | 7/6/2026 |
| Dave Lawlor – Mississippi | 2024 | 10:40 | 12/6/2026 |
| 70s Classics +Isaac Hayes – Shaft | 1971 | 10:46 | 8/6/2025 |
| +Faron Young – It’s Four In The Morning | 1972 | 10:51 | 17/8/2025 |
| For a Listener Shadows – Apache | 1961 | 10:55 | 7/3/2025 |
| Gerry Flanagan & Denise Cunningham – If Teardrops Were Pennies | 2026 | 11:05 | 10/5/2026 |
| Joy Adams – Come Dance With Me | 2026 | 11:09 | 12/6/2026 |
| Gary R Farmer – Kiss An Angel Good Morning | 2026 | 11:11 | – |
| Country Road – Old style country songs + Alistair Fingleton – Nobody’s Darlin’ | 2024 | 11:19 | – |
| + William Alexander – Boundary Rider Blues | 11:22 | – | |
| Johnny Horton – North to Alaska | 1961 | 11:27 | 14/2/2021 |
| Paul Weston & His Orchestra – That’s All | 11:33 | 5/9/2025 | |
| Diamond 45s – Charting on this day 1966 + Mamas & Papas – California Dreaming | 1966 | 11:38 | 5/5/2023 |
| + Nancy Sinatra – Flowers On The Wall | 1966 | 11:41 | 3/4/2026 |
| Tres Chic – Arms of Mary | 2026 | 11:46 | 5/6/2026 |
| Aspen Black – The E-Town Road | 2026 | 11:49 | – |
| Lindsay Waddington – Talking to a Drover | 2026 | 11:52 | 17/5/2026 |