Inner city areas of Australia are booming – regional population growth 2022-23 update - .Id Informed decsions

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Eric Clapton Marries George Harrison's Ex-Wife And More - Music HIstory Calendar - Event of The Day

 

 

 

1979 Eric Clapton marries George Harrison's ex-wife Pattie, the subject of the song "Layla." Harrison attends the wedding and remains friends with Clapton.

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1982 "Pac-Man Fever," a song about the arcade game that has America enthralled, cracks the Top 10, becoming the only song about a video game ever to do so.

 

1987 U2 play a rooftop concert in Los Angeles to film their video for "Where The Streets Have No Name." Thousands of onlookers gather and police order the band to stop playing.

 

1970 Mariah Carey is born in Huntington, Long Island, New York.

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Iconic Stones Logo Appears For First Time Ad More...- Music History Calendar - Event Of The Day

 

1971 The Rolling Stones' lips and tongue logo appears for the first time when it is used on VIP passes for their show at the Marquee Club in London. Read the full story   More Events:   1977 "Rich Girl" hits #1 in America, giving Hall & Oates their first of six chart-toppers on the Hot 100.   1994 Modern rock rules as Soundgarden's Superunknown is the #1 album in America, with Nine Inch Nails' The Downward Spiral at #2. Those looking for something less intense can find it at #3, with the Ace of Base album The Sign.   1966 After 14 years on TV (and ten years on radio before that), the last episode of The Adventures Of Ozzie & Harriet, which made Rick Nelson a household name, airs on ABC.

NSW Premier Steam Event - Thirlmere Festival of Steam - NSW Transport Heritage - NSW Rail Museum

The annual Thirlmere Festival of Steam returns to the NSW Rail Museum in May!   Get ready for a two-day extravaganza as the streets of Thirlmere come alive with the magic of steam on 18-19 May. Enjoy steam train rides with a superstar line-up of locomotives, traction engines, vintage car show, the annual parade and live entertainment. And, this year sees the addition fireworks, a bigger carnival, and more!

Buy Tickets STEAM TRAIN RIDES Enjoy a leisurely ride on the Loop Line from Thirlmere to Picton or Buxton and return, with heritage trains operating all weekend! Don't delay, bookings are essential!   Buy Tickets STEAM & VINTAGE PARK See and experience arts, entertainment and engineering of the past throughout the NSW Rail Museum: Climb into the driver's cab of steam Locomotive 3526. Watch live demonstrations of historic trades. See a 104-year-old coal grab crane in action. Enjoy mini train rides. Catch the fascinating display of vintage agricultural and industrial steam machinery. Plus, don't miss roving performers, a variety of science experiments for kids and much more!   Buy Tickets THIRLMERE VILLAGE FAIR Thirlmere comes to life on Sunday with market stalls and street parade, plus live performances, carnival rides and a vintage car display.   Learn More

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First Ever Greatest Hits Album Released Courtesy of Johnny Mathis -Music History Calendar - Event of The Day

 

First Ever Greatest Hits Album Released Courtesy of Johnny Mathis     1958 The first "Greatest Hits" compilation is released, and it's by Johnny Mathis. It's a huge hit, and the format catches on quickly. The Mathis album stays in the Billboard 200 album chart for over nine years, a record not broken until Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon. Read the full story   More Events:   1992 After reuniting at their ex-manager's funeral, Spinal Tap issue their 17th album, Break Like The Wind.   2010 Big Star lead singer Alex Chilton dies of a heart attack at age 59. Three days later, the group's scheduled performance at SXSW is turned into a tribute to Chilton.   1968 Mick Jagger joins a demonstration at Grosvenor Square in London to protest the Vietnam War. When the group, estimated at 25,000, marches to the American embassy, they are met with police resistance and rioting ensues. Jagger leaves the protest before it reaches the embassy, but uses the events as inspiration for the Rolling Stones song "Street Fighting Man."   See More Events click here for previous post

My Teams Update

With NRL starting up 2 weeks ago, this week's loss 18- 28 against the Broncos and the loss the week before to the Sea Eagles loss 24-36.  They are currently on the 15th on the ladder, with Roodters to play next Friday night. Hopefully, the win here will kickstart the year for them.

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Western Sydney Wanderers just won against Perth Glory 2-1 at Perth, jump to the top 6th, Next game will be Macarthur Rams - who are in 3rd place. This is where we really to win and we could climb back up the ladder and end up as 5th, following Sydney FC, where I hope we make the game turn our way.

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Tottenham Hotspurs are 5th on the EPL ladder with a great win 4 - 0, against Aston Villa (who are 4th), Tomorrow we play Fulham, who are 12th on the ladder. If Aston Villa lose and we win, we could jump into 4th position

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Paris Saint Germain is stop on top with 56 points, 10 points clear of Brest. Monday, they play against Montpellier who is 12th on the ladder, so we will see how they end up.

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The Western Sydney Giants AFL Team 2024, what can I say. The team is coming first as they have played 2 rounds. A week ago, they beat the grand finalists of 2023 Collingwood, 114 - 82 and yesterday, the North Melbourne team 121 to 82. Next week they play West Coast Eagles in WA. It is good news that there are 2 Sydney team in the top 2 of the AFL table. Early days yet.

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Otis Redding Becomes First Artist With Posthumou #1 Hit - Music History Calendar - Event of The day

 

Otis Redding Becomes First Artist With Posthumous #1 Hit     1968 Otis Redding's "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay" hits #1, becoming the first-ever posthumous #1 hit. Redding died in a plane crash on December 10, 1967. Read the full story   More Events:   1995   1999 Pearl Jam's debut album Ten is certified Diamond for sales of over 10 million copies in America.   2019 "Old Town Road" by the rapper Lil Nas X makes the Country chart, but is removed the following week when Billboard declares it ineligible for the tally. The attention leads to a remix with Billy Ray Cyrus that goes to #1 on the genre-agnostic Hot 100.   See More Events Click here for the previous post