25 October 2026
► EVENTS on 25 OCTOBER;
On this day in 1938 in the Dandenong Ranges, Victoria – Australia’s worst air disaster to that date occurred when an Australian National Airways’ DC 2 aircraft, which was 40 km off course, struck a mountainside. Four crew and 14 passengers perished..
1941, Melbourne, Victoria – BORN, Helen Maxine Lamond Reddy, alias Helen Reddy. She became a singer and actress who, in the 1970s, enjoyed international success, with 15 singles, including her signature hit I Am Woman Died 2020.
1959, Sydney, New South Wales. – The heaviest deluge in the city’s history to that date combined with a tornado to cause death and destruction in the city’s western suburbs.
1962, Dandenong, Victoria – The one millionth Holden car, an EJ Premier model, rolled off the company’s assembly line It is now preserved in the National Motor Museum in Birdwood, South Australia…
1992, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. – DIED, Roger Miller, aged 56. He was a singer, songwriter, musician and actor, best known for his novelty songs, such as King Of The Road, Dang Me and England Swings.
Today’s photo: – Today’s photo: Following on from Friday’s pic of the interior of the pre-war Wolseley (a la Foyle’s War), a view of the dash area. The car was converted for rail-only use by a mining company in the 1940s, hence the absence of a steering column.
This is one of numerous exhibits at the Tasmanian Transport Museum in Glenorchy (Tasmania). (Photo – Yours Truly)
| TRACK | RELEASE YEAR | PLAY TIME | NUMBER OF PREVIOUS PLAYS | YEAR LAST PLAYED |
| Bill Nadeau – I Won’t Be The One To Blame | 2026 | 06:06 | 0 | Debut |
| Glenn Jones – The Land Of The Dinosaur | 2026 | 06:13 | 1 | 2026 |
| Dianne Coombes – Start Where You Are | 2026 | 06:15 | 3 | 2024 |
| Vintage Vinyl + Tony Bennett – In The Middle Of An Island | 1957 | 06:21 | 7 | 2020 |
| + Tommy Sands – Ring A Ding A Ding | 1957 | 06:23 | 3 | 2023 |
| John Oakes – The Valley | 2026 | 06:26 | 0 | Debut |
| Charles Gerhardt & His Orchestra – Love Changes Everything | 06:32 | 3 | 2025 | |
| Helen Reddy – I Am Woman Helen Reddy, born on this day in Melbourne, Victoria in 1941, died 2020. | 1973 | 06:38 | 5 | 2023 |
| Scott Dann – If I Were You | 2026 | 06:41 | 1 | 2026 |
| Liz Clarke – Vertical Expression | 2026 | 06:46 | 1 | 2026 |
| For A Listener: Bobby Darin – Mack The Knife | 1958 | 06:49 | 4 | 2025 |
| Ray Malcolm – He’ll Have To Go | 2026 | 06:53 | 1 | 2026 |
| Toni West – He’ll Have To Stay | 2026 | 06:57 | 1 | 2026 |
| Joy Hendon – High Country Hero | 2026 | 07:06 | 2 | 2026 |
| Ashley Cook – Kelly Dixon Wrote The Song | 2026 | 07:11 | 2 | 2026 |
| Glenn Levi – Don’t Trip Over What You Left Behind | 2026 | 07:14 | 2 | 2026 |
| For A Listener: Billy Swan – I Can Help | 1975 | 07:21 | 8 | 2025 |
| Sound of the 70s + Slim Newton – The Redback On The Toilet Seat | 1972 | 07:25 | 11 | 2025 |
| + Johnny Chester & Jigsaw – Readymix Revenge | 1972 | 07:27 | 8 | 2026 |
| Roger Williams, His Piano & Orchestra – What A Wonderful World | 07:33 | 1 | 2025 | |
| Roger Miller – England Swings Roger Miller, died this day 1992 at the age of 56 in Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. | 07:36 | 6 | 2025 | |
| Anthony Baxter – Back Home Again | 2026 | 07:38 | 0 | Debut |
| Diamond 45 Charting on this day 1966 + Grantley Dee – Wild One | 1966 | 07:45 | 1 | 2026 |
| + Lovin’ Spoonful – Summer In The City | 1966 | 07:47 | 7 | 2026 |
| Pilch – Come What May | 2026 | 07:53 | 0 | Debut |
| A Band of Rain – Never Mind | 2026 | 07:57 | 0 | Debut |
| Kendall Street Company – My Captain | 2026 | 08:06 | 0 | Debut |
| COMFORT ZONE – Familiar artists/Familiar songs + Sandy Scott & Tommy Tycho Orchestra – The Old Fashioned Way | 08:11 | 4 | 2024 | |
| + Jack Jones – As Time Goes By | 08:14 | 3 | 2018 | |
| For A Listener: Clinton Ford – This Song Is Just For You | 08:22 | 0 | Debut | |
| Celia Bryce Band – Shine Like The Road | 2026 | 08:25 | 2 | 2026 |
| Gordon Langford & His Orchestra – Can You Feel The Love Tonight | 08:35 | 2 | 2025 | |
| Bridget Beenanti – Take Me Back | 2026 | 08:39 | 0 | Debut |
| Diamond 45 – Charting on this day 1966 + Jim Reeves – Distant Drums | 1966 | 08:43 | 17 | 2026 |
| + Verdelle Smith – Tar And Cement | 1966 | 08:46 | 13 | 2026 |
| Acoustic Bloom – The Lakes of Westmeath | 2026 | 08:50 | 0 | Debut |
| Kevin Sullivan & Stuart Joel Nuggett – Give Me A Story | 2026 | 08:54 | 0 | Debut |