► LOOKING at events on 5 December;

1938, in the Huon Valley, Tasmania, 400 Huon Residents Walked the Crabtree (Huon Valley) – Lachlan (Derwent Valley) track, seeking its reconstruction as a road.  (It is still a four-wheel drive track.)

In 1950,  Hadspen Tasmania, the historic 200 year old Entally House, built in 1819, was first opened as a tourist attraction.

In 1952, Hobart, Tasmania,  the last electric tram ran on the Hobart to Sandy Bay route.  They were replaced by electric trolley buses.

In 1952, London, England,  The Great Smog occurred when a cold fog descended and combined with air pollution, to cause the loss of at least 12,000 lives over following months.

In 1972,  Conscription was ended in Australia by the incoming Federal Labor Government.

In 1976, Nowra, New South Wales,  Sabotage was suspected as the cause of a fire which destroyed or damaged all but one of the Royal Australian Navy’s 12 Grumman anti-submarine aircraft.

► BORN…..

In 1901, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.,  Walt Disney, film producer, director, screenwriter, animator, entrepreneur and entertainer.  He was the founder of the Disneyland theme park, in Anaheim, California.  Died 1966.

In 1932, Georgia, U.S.A.,  Richard Wayne Penniman alias Little Richard.  He was a rock and roll singer, songwriter, pianist and recording artist who rose to prominence in the 1950s with hits such as Tutti Frutti, Good Golly Miss Molly, Rip It Up, Ready Teddy and Lucille    He died in 2020.

In 1946, Montreal, Quebec.  Andrew Youakim  alias Andy Kim.  He was a pop singer and songwriter, known for the 45s he released in the late 60s and early 70s.  His chart entries include Rock Me Gently, Baby I Love You, That Girl and Baby How Did We Ever Get This Way.

► DIED…..

In 1926, Giverny, France,  Claude Monet.  He was a renowned artist and a founder of French impressionist painting.  He was aged 86.

In 2012, Norwalk, Connecticut, U.S.A., Dave Brubeck, jazz pianist and composer.  He was aged 91.

In 2013, Houghton Estate, South Africa,  Nelson Mandela, Nobel Prize Laureate and former anti-apartheid activist, who had spent 27 years in prison, before becoming President of South Africa.  He was aged 95. 

Today’s Photo – The Tyenna River, as seen from the Derwent Valley Railway (Yours Truly)

As Nigel Jones, the regular Friday breakky presenter at TYGA-FM 98.9, was unwell today, I hosted his programme as well as my own. Therefore, this post covers two consecutive three-hour shifts.
The two playlists are shown hereunder.  

Today’s Playlist – Friday Breakky

TRACK	RELEASE YEAR	PLAY TIME	PREVIOUS PLAYS	LAST PLAYED
Bucks Fizz – Making Your Mind Up	1981	06:05	4	19/10/2025
ABBA – Voulez Vous	1979	06:10	2	19/10/2025
The Knack – My Sharona	1979	06:14	6	19/10/2025
Ray Malcolm – Make Me An Island	2025	06:19	4	19/10/2025
Lost Hollow – Buttermarket	2025	06:23	2	24/10/2025
Colin Gordon Farleigh – Second Chances	2025	06:27	1	31/8/2025
Abby Grace – Upside of Down	2025	06:32	0
Briggs & Stark – Honey	2025	06:36	0
Darlene – Soft Summer Ways	2025	06:40	0
Tommy Owens – Nowhere Now	2025	06:46	0
Christa Fartek  – If I Could	2025	06:50	0
Cliff Richard – We Don’t Talk Anymore	1979	06:54	6	19/10/2025
Wurzels – Combine Harvester	1976	06:57	0
Adrian Martin Murphy – The Glen of Aherlow	2025	07:04	3	19/10/2025
Annette Hawkins -Shadow Of My Heart	2025	07:11	4	19/10/2025
Michael Farrell – Country Boy	2025	07:14	2	2/11/2025
Whitney Houston – I Will Always Love You	1992	07:18	7	28/4/2024
In 1992, Whitney Houston began a ten-week run at the top of the UK singles chart with“’I Will Always Love You.” The Dolly Parton-penned song, which Houston recorded for The Bodyguard soundtrack, also spent a record-breaking 14 weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100
Holly Wild – Fire In The Rain	2025	07:23	0
John Williamson – Sail The Nullabor		07:26	4	24/3/2023
Judy Collins – Amazing Grace	1971	07:31	7	27/4/2024
In 1970, ‘Amazing Grace’ by Judy Collins entered the UK singles chart for the first of eight times, it spent a total of 67 weeks on the chart never making the No.1 position. ‘Amazing Grace’ is a Christian hymn with lyrics written by the English poet and clergyman John Newton which was first published in 1779.
Highway 95 – Say Goodbye	2025	07:37	0
Ricky Nelson – It’s Late	1959	07:41	1	19/10/2025
Fabian – Gonna Make You Mine	1959	07:44	1	19/10/2025
Joy Adams & Gary R. Farmer – That’s Why I Love You Like I Do	2025	07:46	8	19/10/2025
Beatles – Day Tripper	1965	07:50	6	14/9/2025
In 1965, the Beatles played their last ever show in their hometown of Liverpool when they appeared at The Liverpool Empire during the group’s final UK tour. Only 5,100 tickets were available, but there were 40,000 applications for tickets. The group also had the UK No.1 single with ‘We Can Work It Out / Day Tripper.’
Billy Thorpe – Twilight Time	1965	07:53	3	15/8/2025
Vaughn Monro – Red Roses For A Blue Lady		07:57	2
Shelly Jones Band – Whatever Floats Your Boat	2025	08:05	1	19/10/2025
Neil Young – Harvest Moon	1979	08:10	12	11/7/2025
Raydio – You Can’t Change That	1979	08:17	3	19/10/2025
Juniper Arré – Howling At The Moon	2025	08:20	2	3/10/2025
Cliff Richard – Theme For A Dream	1961	08:25	4	19/10/2025
Sandy Scott – Behind Closed Doors		08:28	1	19/10/2025
Frank DeVol Orchestra & Singers – Mister Sandman		08:32	1	19/1/2025
Clelia Adams – Wildflowers	2025	08:35	3	14/11/2025
Liz Clarke – Ray of Light	2025	08:38	3	19/10/2025
David McCaffrey – Walk Of Life	2025	08:43	0
Mark Griffin – Taking Over My Mind	2025	08:46	1	21/9/2025
Rosalind Clare – Back To Galloway	2025	08:49	2	16/11/2025
Racey – Some Girls	1979	08:54	11	19/10/2025
Today’s Playlist – Friday Morning Radio
TRACK	RELEASE YEAR	PLAY TIME	PREVIOUS PLAYS	LAST PLAYED
Stuart Joel Nuggett & Kevin Sullivan – I’m Barred Again	2025	09:05	1	21/11/2025
Glenn Levi – Forever Is As Long As We Live	2025	09:11	1	26/10/2025
Abby Grace – Upside of Down	2025	09:15	1	5/12/2025
70s Classic    Alvin Stardust – My Coo Ca Choo	1973	09:20	6	6/4/2025
Toni West – Perfect Christmas Party	2025	09:23	0
Ray Malcolm – Crazy	2025	09:29	2	23/11/2025
Jean Pierre & His Grand Orchestra – I Could Have Danced all Night		09:34	1	2/9/2022
George Baker Selection – Fly Away Little Paraquayo		09:36	1	31/5/2024
Little Richard – Long Tall Sally	1956	09:44	0
Andy Kim – Rock Me Gently	1974	09:47	0
Soundtrack – The Sound of Music – The Lonely Goatherd		09:52	8	28/8/2022
Al Martino – Painted Tainted Rose	1963	09:55	11	4/7/2025
Jason Owen – Needles and Pins	2019	10:05	8	3/1/2025
Steve Heathcock – Love Song	2025	10:10	1	26/10/2025
Richard Mulligan – Christmas In Carrantubber	2025	10:13	0
Susanna Colley & Allan Caswell – Could Be I’m Falling For You	2025	10:19	1	26/10/2025
Vintage Vinyl   Buddy Holly – That’ll Be The Day	1957	10:22	1	19/6/2020
Miss Lana – I Am Strong	2025	10:25	0
Mexicans – Tijuana Taxi		10:28	2	27/4/2018
Marty Gold Orchestra – Bye Bye Blues		10:32	0
Patsy & Dave & .James Blundell – After The Storm	2025	10:35	1	26/10/2025
For a Listener Jerry Wallace – Ijn The Misty Moonlight	1964	10:39	4	17/11/2024
Shaza Leigh – Rodeos To Rainbows	2025	10:42	2	2/11/2025
70s Classic    Johnny Chester & Jigsaw – Shame And Scandal	1972	10:47	4	30/3/2025
Roger Nicholas Chorale – Don’t Go Breaking My Heart		10:50	2	10/11/2023
Mountain Rio – It’s Christmas In Ukraine	2025	10:53	1	28/11/2025
Boz Scaggs – Fly Like A Bird	1994	10:56	14	23/1/2022
Damian Davis – Your Loving Eyes	2025	11:05	1	2/11/2025
The Charlesys – Calling My Name	2025	11:10	1	26/10/2025
Christine Clifford – Blue Day	2025	11:14	0
For a Listener Neil Anthony – Christmas The Aussie Summer Way	2024	11:19	2	29/12/2024
Vintage Vinyl    Gaylords – The Woodpecker Song	1955	11:25	4	2/3/2018
Guy Mitchell – When Blinky Blows	1955	11:28	4	10/10/2025
James Last & His Orchestra – Beethoven’s Symphony No 7		11:33	1	25/12/2022
Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1965 Roy Orbison – Candy Man	1961	11:37	2	15/5/2020
Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1965 Beatles – Help	1965	11:40	16	22/8/2025
Juniper Arré – Letter To Jennie	2025	11:45	0
Sonny James – You Are My Sunshine	1970	11:49	0
Slim Dusty & Anne – Teenage Country Style		11:54	0

► LOOKING at events on 30 November;

1936, in Sydenham Hill, London, England – The Crystal Palace was destroyed by fire.  The Crystal Palace was a cast-iron and glass building originally erected in Hyde Park to house the Great Exhibition of 1851, during which exhibitors from around the world gathered to display samples of the latest technology developed during the Industrial Revolution.
After the exhibition, the building was moved to a new park in affluent Sydenham Hill, where it continued to be used for exhibition purposes.  The cause of the fire was never determined.

On this day in 1954, in Sylacauga, Alabama U.S.A., a 4 kg meteorite crashed through a house roof and struck Mrs Hewlett Hedges while she was having a nap.
 This was the first documented case of an object from outer space hitting a person on Earth. The meteorite was taken by the United States Air Force, as part of it’s declared responsibility for “everything that falls from the skies,”  but was returned to her a couple of weeks later.

► BORN…..
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, alias Mark Twain, was born in the town of Florida, in Missouri, U.S.A. in 1835.  He became an author and humorist, noted for several novels, including The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and Pudd’n Head Wilson.
He was born shortly after an appearance of Halley’s Comet and predicted that he would “go out with it.” He died in 1910, the day after the Comet returned.

Efrem Zimbalist Jr, was born on this day in 1918, in New York, U.S.A. He was an actor who appeared in numerous film and television productions. He was especially known for his starring roles as Stu Bailey in the early 1960s television series 77 Sunset Strip, and also as Inspector Lewis Erskine in The F B I.    He died in 2014.

Allan Copelon, alias Allan Sherman, was born on this day in 1924, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. He was a comedy writer, television producer and song parodist of the early 1960s.  His biggest hit single was Hello Muddah Hello Faddah, a comic novelty in which a boy describes his summer camp experiences.  He died in 1973.

Frank Ifield, was born on this day in 1937,  in Coventry, England. He was an easy listening and country singer who achieved considerable success in the early 1960s with many hits, including four Number 1s – I Remember You, Lovesick Blues, She Taught Me How To Yodel and The Wayward Wind.  He died in Dural, New South Wales, in 2024.

Today’s Photo – Spring showers in the Derwent Valley (Yours Truly)
Today’s Playlist:

TRACK	RELEASE YEAR	TIME	PREVIOUS PLAYS	LAST PLAYED
Matt Scullion – Golden Handcuffs	2025	06:06	0
Charting this day 1971 Joan Baez – The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down	1971	06:12	3	19/10/2018
Charting this day 1971 Mom & Dads – The Ranger’s Waltz	1971	06:16	10	15/8/2025
Shirley Llewellyn – I Came From The Nambucca Valley	2025	06:19	0
Walk Don’t Run – I Can Hear That Train	2024	06:22	1	10/5/2024
Kings Singers – Linstead Market		06:28	2	1/6/2025
Melachrino Strings – Something To Remember You By		06:33	0
Alan Sherman – Hello Muddah Hello Faddah	1963	06:40	16	1/9/2023
Frank Ifield – The Wayward Wind	1963	06:42	3	9/6/2024
Vintage Vinyl    Louis Armstrong – A Kiss To Build A Dream On	1951	06:47	4	16/8/2019
For a Listener: Bing Crosby & David Bowie – The Little Drummer Boy		06:50	2	25/12/2020
Joyce Ramgatie & Fred Irving – My Daddy Was A Country Star	2025	06:53	1	2/11/2025
Peter Nero – Summer Samba		06:57	2	24/8/2025
Joy Adams & Gary R Farmer – The Book		07:05	1	21/11/2025
Charting this day 1971 Rick Springfield – Speak To The Sky	1971	07:12	2	23/8/2024
Charting this day 1971 Cher – Gypsies Tramps And Thieves	1971	07:15	6	24/3/2023
For A Listener: Foster & Allen – Tie A Yellow Ribbon Around The Old Oak Tree		07:20	1	20/9/2024
Michael Wayne Dill with Tenneil – The Way That I Want You	2025	07:23	1	17/10/2025
Lucinda Wilson – Caledonia	2025	07:29	1	18/5/2025
Henry Mancini & His Orchestra – Everything I Do		07:35	1	18/12/2015
Abby Grace – Let Your Soul Sing		07:40	0
For a Listener: Foster & Allen – Old Loves Never Die		07:44	10	9/3/2025
Vintage Vinyl    Dean Martin – Return To Me	1958	07:47	4	11/5/2018
Susan Muranty – Wild For The Country	2025	07:53	1	31/10/2025
Uncle Trent & Friends – The Dancer	2025	07:57	0
Shelley Minson – Riverbank Red	2025	08:05	3	18/4/2024
Charting this day 1971 Jody Miller – He’s So Fine	1971	08:10	9	29/11/2024
Charting this day 1971 Rod Stewart – Maggie May	1971	08:13	6	16/10/2022
John Glenn – Ghost Story	2017	08:21	2	10/10/2025
Nathan Ward – She Gave Me A Kiss	2025	08:23	1	12/10/2025
Henry Mancini & His Orchestra – Midnight Cowboy		08:30	2	14/6/2024
Perry Botkin Jr & His Orchestra – There’s A Kind Of Hush		08:35	4	9/9/2021
Jim Reeves – He’ll Have To Go	1960	08:39	14	4/10/2024
Jeannie Black – He’ll Have To Stay	1960	08:41	4	27/8/2023
Kamahl – More		08:46	1	13/1/2019
Vintage Vinyl    Doris Day – Que Sera Sera	1956	08:50	14	18/5/2025
Graeme Connors – Ain’t That The Way It Goes		08:52	0

► LOOKING at events on 28 November;

In Van Diemens Land (Tasmania) in 1807, the first deportees from Norfolk Island, in the Pacific Ocean 1,400 kilometres east of Australia, founded the town initally known as “The Hills” in the Derwent Valley.  It was later renamed New Norfolk.

Fast Forward to 1895, and the first car race in the USA took place during a massive snowstorm, over an 86 km course between Chicago’s Jackson Park, and Evanston, Illinois.  The winner was James Frank Duryea, who drove a self-made vehicle.
The gruelling conditions caused cars to become bogged in snowdrifts, slide into each other, and constantly stall.  Two other drivers became unconscious with hypothermia.
Duryea was first to complete the course, after more than 10 hours, at an average speed of 8 kmh.

In Gundagai, New South Wales, in 1932,  the Dog On The Tuckerbox statue was unveiled near the town as a tribute to pioneer farmers of the district.  It replaced another Dog On The Tuckerbox statue which had been placed at a site nine miles from Gundagai in 1926.

In the Blue Mountains, New South Wales in 1968, three men died and at least 120 homes were lost as bush fires with 30 metre flames, fanned by 80 km/h winds, raged through the small townships of Warrimoo, Blaxland, and Springwood.

In Antarctica, 1979, an Air New Zealand DC-10 airliner strayed off its intended course during a sightseeing flight and crashed into 4,200 metre high Mt Erebus.  All 257 passengers and crew were lost.

► BORN…..
Gerard Bertelkamp alias Beeb Birtles, was born on this day in 1948 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He is an Australian musician, who has been a member of various pop bands, including Zoot, Mississippi and the Little River Band

Martin Clunes was born on this day in 1961 in Wimbleton, England.  He is an actor and comedian, best known for his roles as Gary Strang in Men Behaving Badly and as Doctor Martin Ellingham in Doc Martin.

► DIED…..
Enid Blyton died this day in 1968 aged 71 in Hampstead, London, England..  She was one of the most successful children’s storytellers of the twentieth century, noted for numerous series of books based on recurring characters and designed for different age groups.
Her books were highly successful in many parts of the world, having sold over 600 million copies.

Tony Meehan, died this day in 2005 aged 62 in Paddington London, England.  He was founding member of the pop group the Shadows, with Jet Harris, Hank Marvin and Bruce Welch, and played drums in early Cliff Richard and The Shadows hits and in early Shadows instrumentals.

Today’s photo: New Norfolk

Today’s Playlist:

TRACK	RELEASE YEAR	PLAY TIME	PREVIOUS PLAYS	LAST PLAYED
Greg McInnes – Beautiful Day	2025	09:05	0
J K Coltrain – The Monster Mash	2025	09:11	0
Steve Hart – The Entertainer	2025	09:14	2	31/10/2025
70s Classic    Robin Jolley – Marshall’s Portable Music Machine	1972	09:21	11	30/3/2025
Johnny Chester & Hotspur – All On Your Own	1980	09:25	5	11/6/2023
Abby Grace – Boots Beer & Boogie	2025	09:28	1	26/10/2025
Acker Bilk – We’ve Only Just Begun		09:33	0
Lucinda Wilson – Bright Blue Rose	2025	09:36	0
Little River Band – Reminiscing	1978	09:42	1	4/8/2017
For a Listener Daniel O’Donnell & Mary Duff – Yes, Mr Peters	1965	09:48	1	19/7/2024
Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1965 Diana Ross & Supremes – I Hear A Symphony	1965	09:50	4	27/8/2023
Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1965 Ray Conniff Singers – Happiness Is	1965	09:55	3	7/10/2022
Mountain Rio – It’s Christmas In Ukraine	2025	09:57	0
Batson Haines – Santa’s Having a Tailgate	2025	10:05	0
For a Listener Stringalongs – Wheels	1961	10:11	12	27/10/2024
John McCall – Love in Katoomba	2025	10:14	0
Steve Hart – The Entertainer	2025	10:18	3	28/11/2025
Shadows – Riders In The Sky		10:23	3	1/7/2022
Vintage Vinyl   Dean Martin – Be Honest With Me	1950	10:28	2	29/1/2021
Mantovani – Moon River		10:30	0
Romantic Strings Orchestra – Sealed With A Kiss		10:35	0
Simon Casey – One Friend	2025	10:41	1	26/10/2025
Connie Kis Andersen – A Place Called Home	2025	10:43	0
70s Classic    Tony Christie – Is This The Way To Amarillo	2025	10:49	10	30/3/2025
Kini Quartet – Under The Sun	1965	10:53	4	1/8/2025
Brendan McMahon – Wild Colonial Boys	2025	10:57	0
Joy Adams & Gary R Farmer – Good Old Country Song	2025	11:05	2	23/11/2025
Henson Cargill – Skip A Rope	1968	11:12	3	7/3/2021
Ray Malcolm – My Happiness	2025	11:14	0
For a Listener Jade Hurley – You’re The Reason		11:18	4	23/11/2025
Vintage Vinyl    Four Lads – Standing On The Corner	1956	11:26	1	22/5/2016
Johnny Gregory & His Orchestra – Endless Love		11:33	2	10/10/2021
Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1965 Byrds – Turn Turn Turn	1965	11:38	9	14/10/2022
Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1965 Dean Martin – I Will	1965	11:42	3	28/7/2024
Kathy Carver – Girl Crush	2025	11:46	1	9/11/2025
Daniel O’Donnell – Dream Lover		11:49	3	16/2/2018
James Last Orchestra – A Summer Place		11:54	6	18/7/2025

► 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

► ON 16 NOVEMBER

1920  –  In Winton, Queensland,  Queensland And Northern Territory Aerial Services Ltd (now QANTAS) was registered with a nominal capital of £100,000.  Two wartime aviators, Hudson Fysh and Paul McGinniss and a grazier, Fergus McMaster, were the organisers.

1934 –  In Tasmania, the visiting Duke of Gloucester travelled by train from Hobart to Launceston, stopping to visit the townships of Colebrook, Parattah, Ross, Campbell Town, Clarendon and Evandale along the way.

1965 – The Soviet Union launched the Venera 3 space probe to Venus.  Venera 3 was comprised of a fly-by craft, which also served as a radio relay for an entry probe which detached and parachuted to the surface.  This was the first human-made craft to reach the surface of another planet.

1972 – In Alice Springs, Northern Territory, a hijacker who had commandeered an airliner with 34 passengers aboard over Central Australia, died from a gunshot wound received whilst trying to escape in a light plane.

1974 – The Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico sent an interstellar radio message towards the M 13 Great Globular star Cluster. The message is due to arrive around the year 27,000.

1982 – The space shuttle Columbia completed its first operational flight

► DIED THIS DAY…..

2009 – Truro, Cornwall, England – Edward Woodward, stage and screen actor and singer, famed for his title role in the 1967 British television spy drama Callan;  also for the title role of the 1980 Australian movie Breaker Morant.  He was aged 79.

Today’s photo – Lake Meadowbank, an impoundment on the Derwent River, in the middle reaches of the Derwent Valley.

Today’s Playlist (V S):

TRACK	RELEASE YEAR	TIME	PREVIOUS PLAYS	LAST PLAYED
Bohemian Rogue – Trouble in Paradise	2025	06:06	1	7/11/2025
Charting this day 1976 Cliff Richard – Devil Woman	1976	06:12	4	31/8/2018
Charting this day 1976 Elton John & Kiki Dee – Don’t Go Breaking My Heart	1976	06:15	9	31/8/2025
Mike Kinnebrew –  Daring You To Fall In Love With Me	2025	06:21	0
Warren Kearney – Under The Bridge	2025	06:24	2	2/11/2025
For a Listener: Bobby Darin – Mack The Knife		06:28	3	21/9/2025
Mrs Mills – Doin’ The Lambeth Walk		06:33	1	31/9/2019
Dolli & Andy Martin – Some Things Never Change	2025	06:38	0
Rosalind Clare – Back To Galloway	2025	06:41	1	19/10/2025
Allan Caswell – When Scotty Was Still In His Prime	2025	06:46	1	7/11/2025
Vintage Vinyl    Four Preps – 26 Miles	1958	06:50	4	10/7/2016
Hermans Hermits – The Story Of My Life		06:54	0
Bee Gees – Children Of The World		06:56	0
Larissa Tormey – Larissa & Coco	2025	07:05	2	2/11/2025
Charting this day 1976 ABBA – Money Money Money	1976	07:11	11	26/4/2020
Charting this day 1976 Skyhooks – Everybody’s Wearing Blue Jeans	1974	07:14	17	9/11/2025
For A Listener: Johnny O’Keefe – Shout		07:18	5	10/3/2024
Irish Rovers – Puff the Magic Dragon		07:23	0
For a Listener: Brendan O’Dowda – Andy MacElroe		07:26	0
Leroy Anderson Orchestra – The Syncopated Clock		07:32	5	30/7/2021
Edward Woodward – Smile		07:35	2	19/5/2024
Vintage Vinyl    Jo Stafford – Autumn In New York	1950	07:40	4	9/8/2019
Matt Monro – Yesterday		07:42	3	1/12/2023
For a Listener: Bobby Goldsboro – Molly	1963	07:46	6	2/11/2025
Phoebe Hutchison – It’s The Simple Things In Life	2025	07:50	0
Kane Vincent – Crazy Love	2025	07:54	0
Seekers  (Julie Anthony lead) – Georgy Girl	1989	08:05	2	21/7/2023
Charting this day 1976 Pussycat – Mississippi	1976	08:10	41	14/11/2025
Charting this day 1976 David Dundas – Jeans On	1976	08:15	4	9/11/2018
Lene Lie – You Promised Me Roses	2025	08:22	5	23/8/2024
Bobby Darin – Eighteen Yellow Roses	1963	08:24	2	8/1/2021
Jim Reeves – Am I Losing You	1960	08:29	3	18/9/2020
Lawrence Welk Orchestra – Java		08:33	1	19/4/2024
Louise Morrissey – Tipperary So Rare	2025	08:35	0
Peter Weekers – El Condor Pasa	2025	08:38	2	7/11/2025
Vintage Vinyl    Bobby Helms – My Special Angel	1957	08:43	7	15/8/2025
Mary Duff – Rose Garden		08:46	2	27/11/2016
Mexicans – Mexican Shuffle	2024	08:52	3	23/6/2013

► LOOKING at events on 14 November;

In human endeavour in 1889, pioneering female journalist Elizabeth Jane Cochrane, alias Nellie Bly, began a successful attempt to travel around the world in less than 80 days.  She completed the journey in seventy-two days.

On the air in 1922, London, England, the British Broadcasting Company, which was then part of the General Post Office, began a monopoly radio service.  It was succeeded by the British Broadcasting Corporation in 1927.

In the air in 1940, during World War 2, the English city of  Coventry was heavily bombed in a raid by Luftwaffe aircraft.  A thousand lives were lost, and the city’s 14^th Century Cathedral was destroyed.  Today, the stone outer walls, tower and spire remain as an attraction.

On the roads in 1951,  in Melbourne, Victoria, the Ford Motor Company released it’s first medium sized car, the Consul, for sale in Australia..  .

In the sea in 1963, an undersea volcanic eruption near Iceland created a new island, later named Surtsey, which achieved a maximum size of 2.7 m2 and a height of 155 metres.  Although wave and weather erosion has caused it to diminish in size, it is not expected to disappear below sea level before the year 2100.

► BORN…..

Arthur Hoey Davis alias Steele Rudd, was born this day in 1868 in Drayton, Queensland.  He was an author famed for writing Australian publications such as On Our Selection, which was serialised and broadcast by radio stations throughout Australia.  He died in 1935.

Edward Higgins White, was born this day in 1930 in San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A.  He was an astronaut, and the first American to conduct a spacewalk.  He was one of three astronauts who died in the disastrous fire which destroyed the Apollo 1 Command Module, on the launch pad, in January 1967.

Cornell Gunter, was born this day in 1936 in Coffeyville, Kansas, U.S.A.  He was a rhythm and blues singer, most active in the 1950s and 1960s with the group The Coasters, and was an original member of The Platters.   He died in 1990.

Freddie Garrity, was also born this day in 1936, in Manchester England.  He was a singer, front man and comic element in the 1960s group Freddie And The Dreamers. He died in 2006.

Charles Philip Arthur George, alias King Charles III, was born this day in 1948 in Buckingham Palace, London.

► DIED…..

Warren Mitchell, died this day in 2015 in Highgate, England.  He was actor famous for his role of cockney Alf Garnett in the BBC television series Till Death Us Do Part (1965-1975)   He was aged 89.

Des O’Connor, died this day in 2020 in Buckinghamshire.  He was an English broadcaster and singer, who recorded thirty six albums, and had four top ten singles  He was aged 88.

Today’s photo –

The colonial era Toll House, used during the early days of New Norfolk, to collect toll payments from people using the bridge across the Derwent, which bisects the town.
The “windows” are a much later addition – painted boards attached to the structure. *  Yours Truly.

Today’s Playlist

TRACK	RELEASE YEAR	PLAY TIME	PREVIOUS PLAYS	LAST PLAYED
Joyce Ramgatie – Memories Are All We Have	2025	09:05	0
Paul Cullen – Rolling Like Thunder	2025	09:11	0
Lee Conway – I Fought The Law		09:14	0
70s Classic    Edison Lighthouse – Love Grows Where My Rosemary Goes	1970	09:19	5	23/3/2025
Badfinger – Day After Day	1972	09:22	6	30/3/2025
John Rowles – Do It		09:26	2	19/5/2023
Norman Percival Orchestra – Just One More Chance		09:32	0
Bobby Goldsboro – And I Love You So		09:35	3	12/9/2025
For a Listener Al Grant with Johnny Carroll – Rosa Rio		09:38	10	12/7/2024
Freddie & Dreamers – I’m Telling You Now	1963	09:44	3	22/9/2023
Clelia Adams – Wildflowers		09:49	2	19/10/2025
Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1965 Chris Andrews – Yesterday Man	1965	09:52	5	10/12/2021
Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1965 Seekers – We Shall Not Be Moved	1965	09:55	6	4/5/2025
Knuckles O’Toole – Old Piano Roll Blues		09:58	2	13/8/2021
Pat Garrett – Old Timers	2025	10:05	0
Anne Fraser – Too Drunk To Drive	2025	10:11	3	29/8/2025
Ric Lucia – I Gave You My Whole Heart	2025	10:14	0
Des O’Connor – When You’re Smiling		10:18	2	12/1/2024
Vintage Vinyl   Guy Mitchell – Singing the Blues	1956	10:22	3	28/2/2016
Neil Diamond – Captain Sunshine		10:25	0
Irish Rovers – What Wid Ye Do		10:29	2	10/8/2018
Tommy Emmanuel – Daybreak Again		10:32	5	3/10/2021
Abby Grace – Search For Gold		10:39	0
Jade Hurley – Georgie	2025	10:42	5	4/5/2025
70s Classic    Blue Mink – Melting Pot	1970	10:46	2	23/3/2025
Graeme Clarke – Baby With No Name	2025	10:51	9	6/6/2025
Sarah Riches – If You Ever Wonder	2017	10:53	0
Max Greger – Sail Along Silvery Moon		10:58	7	24/5/2024
Buadee – Count Your Blessings	2025	11:05	1	4/4/2025
Mike Wilkinson – Spirit Of The Drought	2025	11:12	4	18/7/2025
Peter Salata – Turn The Stallion Loose	2025	11:15	2	2/11/2025
For a Listener Freddy Quinn – Somewhere My Love		11:22	2	27/9/2020
For a Listener Pussycat – Mississippi	1976	11:29	33	8/8/2025
Vintage Vinyl    Winifred Atwell – Black and White Rag	1952	11:38	12	30/6/2024
Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1965 Sandie Shaw – Message Understood	1965	11:42	0
Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1965 Elvis Presley – It’s A Long Lonely Highway	1965	11:45	2	29/1/2017
Olivia Molina – Besame Mucho	2025	11:48	1	22/8/2025
Deejay Rufus & Marc Wilson – Africa	2023	11:52	1	4/4/2025

► ON 9 NOVEMBER

1872 –  The largest urban fire in U.S. history started at 7:20 p.m. in the basement of a warehouse  in Boston, Massachusetts. The fire consumed 776 buildings, including much of the financial district.  At least 30 lives were lost and damage valued at $73.5 million was caused before the fire was contained twelve hours later.

1913 –  From November 7 till November 10, the Great Lakes Storm, a blizzard with hurricane-force winds, devastated the Great Lakes Basin in the United States and the Canadian province of Ontario.  It destroyed 19 ships, caused over 250 deaths, and was the most destructive natural disaster ever to hit the region.

1942 – U S serviceman Edward Leonski was executed in Pentridge prison in  Melbourne, Victoria,  after being convicted of the murders of three Australian women.

1965 – A major power blackout, lasting nearly 10 hours, crippled the north-east of the U.S.A. and adjacent parts of Canada, stranding millions at the start of the 5.30 p.m. rush hour.  Thousands were trapped in underground trains, and had to be led out through darkened tunnels.

1966 – Art treasures valued at 120 million dollars were damaged and destroyed when the Arno River in Florence, Italy flooded during Italy’s worst storms for 1,000 years.

► BORN…..

1936 – Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.A. – Mary Travers, singer-songwriter and one of the folk music group Peter Paul & Mary, one of the most successful of the 1960s.    She died in 2009.

1941 – Berkeley, California, U.S.A. – Thomas Richard Fogerty alias Tom Fogerty, musician best known as the guitarist in Creedence Clearwater Revival.  He died in 1990.

► DIED…..

2000 – Wallaroo, South Australia – Kevin Shegog, country singer and 1983 inductee to the Australian Country Music Hall Of Fame, aged 67.

2016 – Allendale, New Jersey U.S.A., Al Caiola, jazz, country, rock, western and pop music guitarist who recorded over 50 albums and worked with some of the biggest stars of the 20th Century, including Frank Sinatra, Percy Faith, Buddy Holly, Mitch Miller and Tony Bennett.  He was aged 96.

Today’s photo: Storm clouds over the Meehan Range, east of Hobart. *Yours Truly

Today’s Playlist:

TRACK	RELEASE YEAR	TIME	PREVIOUS PLAYS	LAST PLAYED
Abby Grace – Heavy Mental	2023	06:06	1	22/12/2023
Charting this day 1974 Paper Lace – The Night Chicago Died	1974	06:12	6	25/1/2019
Charting this day 1974 ABBA – Waterloo	1974	06:16	16	15/6/2025
Peter Paul & Mary – Leaving On A Jet Plane	1970	06:20	1	5/1/2018
Andrew Ryan – Like It’s Yesterday	2025	06:24	2	9/5/2025
Andre Rieu – I Have A Dream		06:28	12	30/8/2024
Joel Herron & His Orchestra – The Song Is You		06:32	0
Creedence Clearwater Revival – Proud Mary	1969	06:36	5	23/2/2024
Bobby Goldsboro – Behind Closed Doors		06:39	3	5/1/2024
For a Listener: Skyhooks – Blue Jeans		06:43	16	29/8/2025
For a Listener: Willie Nelson – Just Breathe		06:46	2	15/9/2024
Vintage Vinyl    Annette Funicello And The Afterbeats – First Name Initial	1959	06:52	0
Joy Adams & Gary R Farmer – Good Old Country Song	2025	06:55	0
Clayton Saunders – Uluru	2025	07:05	0
Charting this day 1974 Carl Douglas – Kung Fu Fighting	1974	07:12	0
Charting this day 1974 Paul Anka & Odia Coates – Having My Baby	1974	07:14	2	8/12/2024
For A Listener: Graeme Clarke – Flowers Won’t Grow in Gardens of Stone	2019	07:18	4	26/11/2023
John Michael Ferrari – How Far Apart Are We	2025	07:21	2	18/4/2025
Kevin Shegog – Melbourne Airport Tullamarine	1972	07:26	1	15/2/2019
Al Caiola – Vaya Con Dios		07:32	2	24/11/2013
Vintage Vinyl    Archie Bleyer – The Rockin’ Ghost	1956	07:36	1	1/12/2023
Andy Martin – River In The Rain	2025	07:39	2	11/5/2025
Ray Malcolm – Heartaches By The Number	2025	07:44	0
For a Listener: Craig Giles – Picture On The Mantle	2025	07:48	20	7/11/2025
Andy Penkow – Cry Of The Koala	2025	07:53	0
Lindsay Waddington – Rush Hour	2025	07:56	1	7/11/2025
Eddie Rabbitt – Drivin’ My Life Away		08:05	0
Charting this day 1974 Ernie Sigley & Denise Drysdale – Hey Paul Hey Paula	1974	08:11	3	2/11/2018
Charting this day 1974 Conway Twitty – As Soon As I Hang Up The Phone	1974	08:14	1	2/8/2015
Aaron Partridge & Steve Apirana – You Can Call On Him	2025	08:20	2	25/4/2025
Kathy Carver – Girl Crush	2025	08:24	0
Beatles – P S I Love You	1963	08:30	11	30/6/2024
Lawrence Welk – Blue Velvet		08:35	3	27/7/2025
Patti Page – Can’t Get Used To Losing You		08:37	3	18/6/2021
Andy Williams – In The Arms Of Love		08:40	0
Vintage Vinyl    Ames Brothers – You You You	1953	08:44	1	24/8/2018
Little Patti – Torn Between Two Lovers		08:47	4	10/1/2020
Terry Bennetts – Backing In The Van	2024	08:52	6	12/1/2025

► LOOKING at events on 7 November;

In 1872, The brigantine Mary Celeste departed New York, eventually to be found sailing in fine weather, unmanned and abandoned.  None of the people aboard were ever seen or heard from since, and the reason for the abandonment remains a mystery.

In the air in 1938, two Royal Air Force Vickers Wellesley aircraft arrived in Darwin, Northern Territory, after a record breaking non-stop flight from Egypt of  11,526 km.

In 1957, two schoolgirls, who were trapped in a crevice on The Nut, behind Stanley in Tasmania, were rescued. (For those unfamiliar, The Nut is an ancient volcanic plug, 152 metres high.)

In 1961, the original Tacoma Narrows Bridge in Washington, U.S.A., collapsed in a windstorm, just four months after it’s completion.

In 1963, Hobart, narrowly avoided losing its only trans-Derwent road link when the floating Hobart bridge was struck by a 30-ton pontoon which broke away from the adjacent Tasman Bridge construction work during a storm.
Had the floating pontoon bridge been holed, it would have sunk.

► BORN on 7 November

James Cook,  was born this day in 1728 in Marton, Yorkshire, England.  With the naval rank of Captain, he became an explorer, navigator and cartographer, and made detailed maps of Newfoundland prior to his three expeditions to the Pacific.
He achieved the first recorded European visit to eastern Australia, and the made the first circumnavigation of New Zealand.    He died in present-day Kealkekua, Hawaii, in 1779.

Alois Maxwell Hirt alias Al Hirt was born this day in 1922 in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.  .  He was a trumpeter and bandleader known for his 1964 hits, including Java, Sugar Lips and Fancy Pants   He died in 1999.

Judy Parfitt, was born this day in 1935 in, Sheffield, England.  She is an actress, best known for her role as Sister Monica Joan in the BBC drama series Call The Midwife..  She turns 90 today.

Jean Shrimpton, was born this day in 1942, in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England.  She was a supermodel and actress who caused a sensation in 1965 when she turned up at the Victoria Derby in Melbourne, wearing the first mini-skirt –  13 cms above her knees.  She turns 83 today.

John Henry Ramistella, alias Johnny Rivers, was also born this day in 1942, in New York, U.S.A.  He became a rock and roll singer, songwriter, guitarist, and record producer.

Today’s photo – Sunset in the Derwent Valley, November 2024. –  Yours Truly.

Today’s Playlist

TRACK	RELEASE YEAR	PLAY TIME	PREVIOUS PLAYS	LAST PLAYED
Bohemian Rogue – Trouble in Paradise	2025	09:05	0
C J Hooper – Rain Song	2025	09:10	2	17/10/2025
Tears For Fears – Everybody Wants To Rule The World	1985	09:13	4	9/1/2015
70s Classic    Blondie – Heart of Glass	1979	09:20	3	25/5/2025
Stevie Wonder – Part-Time Lover	1985	09:23	1	1/8/2025
Peter Weekers – El Condor Pasa	2025	09:27	1	25/7/2025
101 Strings Orchestra – Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head		09:33	0
Joy Adams – Still I Wonder	2025	09:36	3	12/10/2025
Al Hirt – Java	1963	09:41	4	21/2/2016
For a Listener Justin Standley – My Eternal Blue Eyes	2025	09:44	4	12/10/2025
Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1965 Hedgehoppers Anonymous – It’s Good News Week	1965	09:50	6	3/12/2021
Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1965 Hollies – Look Through Any Window	1965	09:56	10	24/10/2025
Dean Martin – That’s Amore	1953	09:56	10	24/10/2025
The Djembé Prince  – Do The Salsa	2025	10:05	1	26/10/2025
Nancy Su – Ein Freund Wie Du	2025	10:09	2	10/10/2025
Allan Caswell – When Scotty Was Still In His Prime	2025	10:12	0
Johnny Rivers – Mountain Of Love	1968	10:18	10	6/12/2024
Vintage Vinyl   Ames Brothers – Little Gypsy	1958	10:23	2	30/8/2019
Roger Whittaker – Quel Monde Merveilleux		10:26	4	26/11/2023
Henry Mancini & His Orchestra – Dream A Little Dream Of Me		10:30	0
Foster & Allen – A Mother’s Way		10:34	0
Ray Malcolm – Crazy	2025	10:38	0
70s Classic    Shocking Blue – Venus	1970	10:42	3	23/3/2025
Ron Callaghan – Confusion	2025	10:47	1	31/8/2025
Craig Giles – Picture On The Mantle	2017	10:50	19	10/11/2024
Don Smythe – Daddy’s In Kandahar		10:54	9	10/11/2024
Royal Australian Navy Band – Song of Australia		10:58	4	24/4/2020
Lindsay Waddington – Rush Hour	2025	11:05	0
Toni West – Hell Of A Day	2025	11:09	1	24/10/2025
Andrew Dean and The Farm Machine – Swingtown	2025	11:13	1	3/10/2025
For a Listener Delltones – Come A Little Bit Closer	1963	11:17	9	25/2/2024
Vintage Vinyl    Addrisi Brothers – Cherrystone	1959	11:23	1	6/10/2023
Simon Orton – That’s Life	2025	11:25	0
Ray Conniff & His Orchestra – They Can’t Take That Away From Me		11:34	0
Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1965 Seekers – The Carnival Is Over	1965	11:38	24	8/1/2023
Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1965 Marianne Faithfull – Summer Nights	1965	11:41	1	29/12/2024
Ben Walker – Boat Time	2025	11:44	1	7/9/2025
Shavonne Aliphon – Don’t Quit	2023	11:48	4	21/7/2019
Lionel Rose – I Thank You	1970	11:52	5	7/5/2021

Valley Sunrise Edition 858
0600 ~ 0900 AEDT

During this edition, two chart-busters each hour, from the Top 40 charts of this week in 1972 and a mix of recent tracks from indie artists and other easy-listening music which you won’t hear on mainstream radio.

► LOOKING at events on 2 November;

On 2 November 1922, Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services (which became QANTAS) began a regular air service between Clareville and Cloncurry.
The first passenger on the 930 km route was 85 tear old Alexander Kennedy who, 53 years earlier, had taken 8 months to make the same journey by bullock wagon.

1936 in London, the British Broadcasting Corporation inaugurated the BBC Television Service, the world’s first regular, “high-definition” (then defined as at least 200 lines) service.  The channel still runs to this day as BBC 1, a callsign it acquired in 1964.

1942, and in World War 2 New Guinea, Australian troops recaptured Kokoda from Japanese forces.

1959 on Tasman Island, off Tasmania’s south east coast, a mother made a perilous trip down a precipitous 180 metre cliff with her son, who was suffering from acute appendicitis, to a waiting boat.  This started the boy’s emergency journey to the Royal Hobart Hospital. 

1974 in Seoul, South Korea, 78 lives were lost when the Time Go-Go Club was destroyed by fire.  Six of the victims jumped to their deaths from the seventh floor, when a club official barred the doors after the fire started.

► BORN THIS DAY…..

1938 – In New York, U.S.A. – David Blatt alias Jay Black, lead singer of the 60s group Jay & the Americans, who had numerous hits including Cara Mia, Come a Little Bit Closer, and This Magic Moment.   Died 2021.

1941 – In Bognor Regis, Sussex, England – Bruce Cripps, alias Bruce Welch, guitarist, songwriter, singer and producer, and a member of the 60s instrumental group The Shadows.
Welch wrote or co-wrote several number 1 singles for the Shadows, including Foot Tapper and The Rise And Fall Of Flingel Bunt as well as many Cliff Richard and The Shadows hits, such as Please Don’t Tease, Summer Holiday and In The Country.   Turns 84.

1961 In Consort, Alberta, Canada – Kathryn Dawn Lang alias kd lang, pop and country singer-songwriter and occasional actress.  She gives her name in lowercase letters, with the given names contracted to initials and no space between these initials  Turns 63.

► DIED THIS DAY…..

2014 – In Bath, Somerset, England – Bernard Stanley Bilk alias Acker Bilk, English jazz clarinettist famed for his goatee, bowler hat, striped waistcoat and his lower-register clarinet style.  His most famous hit was Stranger On The Shore in 1962.    Aged 85

Today’s Photo:

From the town of murals, Sheffield in northern Tasmania, this depiction of a thylacine (or Tasmanian Tiger, after which TYGA-FM is named) and a ferocious Tasmanian Devil.

Today’s Playlist (V S):

TRACK	RELEASE YEAR	TIME	PREVIOUS PLAYS	LAST PLAYED
Peter Salata – Turn The Stallion Loose	2025	06:06	1	31/10/2025
Charting this day 1972 Elvis Presley – Burning Love	1972	06:13	7	16/10/2020
Charting this day 1972 Blackfeather – Boppin’ The Blues	1972	06:16	4	6/11/2022
Jay & Americans – This Magic Moment	1969	06:20	12	3/11/2023
Warren Kearney – Under The Bridge	2025	06:23	1	17/10/2025
For a Listener: Dolly Parton – I Will Always Love You		06:27	0
Douglas Gamley Orchestra with Bob Docker – Nature Boy		06:32	0
Crystal Gayle – Somebody Loves You		06:36	2	24/10/2025
Shadows – Foot Tapper	1963	06:40	6	9/2/2020
Jimmy Bear – Memory Lane	2025	06:43	0
Vintage Vinyl    Guy Mitchell – Belle, Belle, My Liberty Belle	1951	06:50	3	5/2/2023
Joyce Ramgatie & Fred Irving – My Daddy Was A Country Star	2025	06:55	0
Michael Farrell – Country Boy	2025	06:58	1	19/10/2025
Cat Lion – Stop!	2025	07:05	0
Charting this day 1972 Gene Pitney – 24 Hours From Tulsa	1963 & 1972	07:11	15	15/12/2023
Charting this day 1972 Cornelius Brothers – It’s Too Late To Turn Back Now	1972	07:14	4	16/2/2024
For A Listener: Willie Nelson – Farther Down The Line	1969	07:18	4	15/9/2023
Shaza Leigh – Rodeos To Rainbows	2025	07:23	1	31/10/2025
kd lang – Constant Craving	1992	07:28	3	5/4/2015
Acker Bilk – Close To You		07:34	1	3/2/2017
Vintage Vinyl    Cliff Richard – Embraceable You	1959	07:39	0
Warwick & Young – You’ll Know That I Have Found You	2025	07:42	0
For a Listener: Bobby Goldsboro – Molly	1963	07:49	5	31/10/2025
Barry Owen – Darling, I Love You	2025	07:54	0
Damian Davis – Your Loving Eyes	2025	07:57	0
Larissa Tormey – Larissa & Coco	2025	08:05	1	17/10/2025
Charting this day 1972 Jim Reeves – Missing You	1964 & 1972	08:11	10	26/2/2023
Charting this day 1972 Jamie Redfern – Rainbow On The River	1972	08:13	8	21/1/2022
Rob Breese – A Dirranbandi Moon	2025	08:19	1	24/10/2025
Kathy Carver – My Country My Australia	2025	08:23	5	16/3/2025
Rose Sinclair – 42 Guitars	2021	08:30	2	20/6/2021
Romantic Strings – The White Cliffs Of Dover		08:36	0
Ed Ames – Bon Soir Dame	2025	08:40	4	9/7/2023
Grace Rivera – Eres Tu		08:43	1	15/6/2014
Vintage Vinyl    Frankie Avalon – Bobby Sox To Stockings	1959	08:47	2	31/7/2020
Dean Perrett – I Have Rambled	2025	08:50	0
Jason Owen – Thank God I’m a Country Boy	2019	08:55	6	13/12/2024