Retro Rewind Australia | History Sweeps

Welcome to the History Sweepers page the history sweeps represent historical events from Australia and global events.

ATTENTION! ALL Audio Files are for Personal home listening only and are NOT FOR BROADCAST

1970 - 1974:

1. Apollo 13 Mission. 1970

2. The Collapse of the Westgate Bridge. 1970

3. The Break up of the Beatles. ( John Lennon). 1971

4. The Qantas Bomb Hoax. : "A Certain Mr Brown". 1971

5. Evonne Goolagong wins Wimbeldon. 1971

6. Swimmer Shane Gould wins at the 1972 Olympics.

7. Gough Withlam wins the 1972 Federal Election. " It's Time campaign" .

8. President Nixon announces an agreement for peace during the Vietnam War. 1973

9. Queen Elizabeth opens the Sydney Opera House. 1973

10. First report of a Streaker at a Rugby League event. 1974

11. Frank Sinatra in Australia, commenting about the Press and the Media. ( Part 1). 1974

12. President Nixon quits as Us President, Following the Watergate scandal. 1974

13. Streaking catches on. 1974

14. Frank Sinatra in Australia ( more on the press and the media ) part 2. 1974

15. Cyclone Tracey. Darwin. 1974

1975 - 1979:

16. Evacuation of US troops, as the Vietnam War comes to an end. 1975

17. Margaret Thatcher enters 10 Dowling street. 1975

18. Bombing of a disco in England , the IRA takes responsiblity. 1975

19. The dismissal of the Witlam goverment. 1975

20. Margaret Thatcher. " The Iron Lady". 1975

21. The death of Mutzi Tung. 1976

22. Luanda Trial of 13 foreigners in Angola. 1976

23. The Granville Rail Disaster. 1977

24. Denis Lillie bowls out England to win the Ashes. 1977

25. The Death of Elvis Presley. 1977

26. Bomb in a garbage Tin at the Hilton Hotel. 1978

27. The movie Star Wars comes to the screen. 1978

28. Muhammad Ali is defeated but will return. 1978

29. 'Jones Town" his followers suicide. 1978

30. Olivia Newton John talks about starring with John Travolta in Grease. 1978

31. Margaret Thatcher and 10 Dowling street part 2. 1978

32. Iranian Revolution and the return from exile of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. 1979

33. Pope John Paul II Visiting Mexcio. 1979

34. Jack The Ripper ( Peter Sutcliff)-eludes police. 1979

The History Sweeps will be featured mainly during the Retro Rewind Classic Countdown for the years above
and will from time to time be heard during normal programs of Retro Rewind