30th of June

30th of June

1930

  • Don Bradman scored 254 against England at Lords.

1944

  • Musician Glenn Shorrock, best known as the singer for The Twilights, Axiom and The Little River Band was born on the 30th of June 1944 in Kent, U.K.

1954

  • Wayne Swan, the 14th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, was born in Nambour, Qld, on this day in 1954.

1960

  • Musician Murray Cook, one of the founders of The Wiggles, was born in Cowra, NSW, on this day in 1960.

1974

Finch, AC/DC, and Sherbet played at Last Picture Show, Cronulla on this day in 1974.

1978

  • AFL player Ben Cousins was born in Geelong, Victoria, on the 30th of June 1978. Cousins played 270 games in the AFL for West Coast and Richmond.
  • Cold Chisel played at Bondi Lifesaver, Bondi Junction on this day in 1978.
  • Skyhooks played at Carnarvon Town Hall, Carnarvon WA on this day in 1978.

1980

  • The Bushwackers and Pat Drummond played at Paris Theatre, Sydney on this day in 1980.

The top 10 singles on the national chart for the 30th of June 1980:

  1. Turning Japanese, The Vapors
  2. Tired Of Toein The Line, Rocky Burnett
  3. Can’t Stop The Music
  4. Coming Up, Paul McCartney
  5. Call Me, Blondie
  6. The Rose, Bette Midler
  7. Brass In Pocket, The Pretenders
  8. No Secrets, The Angels
  9. There Ain’t No Age For Rock ‘N’ Roll, The Veterans
  10. You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’, Long John Baldy and Kathi McDonald

2013

  • Sir Keith Seaman, the 29th Governor of South Australia, passed away in Tasmania on the 30th of June 2013 aged 93. He was Governor from the 1st of September 1977 to the 28th of March 1982.

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