Listen again to the story of James Clerk Maxwell, a genius of the 1800s who worked out the relationship between magnetism, electricity and light. He opened way for Einstein in the next century to develop the relationship between energy matter and light. His life story was broadcast on Southern FM 88.3 in Melbourne. https://songsofhope883.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/soh-2014-09-07-james-clerk-maxwell-128-64-1.mp3 Click the play button for the audio. Play time is 5 minutes. Right click download to...
Apr 07, 2021
The 17th March was St Patrick’s Day. Listen again to his story. He is the father of Ireland. Broadcast on Southern FM on Songs of Hope. https://songsofhope883.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/soh-2017-03-12-stpatrick-of-ireland-17-march-64-1.mp3 Click the play button for the audio or watch the video. Play time is 5 minutes. Right click download to download...
Mar 26, 2021
On 28 August 1833 , the British parliament banned slavery throughout the British Empire . This was after thirty years of effort by British Christian evangelicals led by William Wilberforce. Listen again to his story from Songs of Hope podcast, or download . https://songsofhope883.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/soh-2012-05-06-william-wilberforce-64-1.mp3...
Mar 04, 2021
Gordon Moyes social welfare work in Sydney was amazing. Listen again to his story. He was superintendent of Sydney’s Wesley Mission for many years. Press play to listen or download . https://songsofhope883.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/soh-2016-10-16-gordon-moyes-b-64-1.mp3
Feb 21, 2021
Sunday 14Feb is St Valentine’s Day. Listen again to Songs of Hope story about St Valentine. Click the play button for the audio. Play time is 3 minutes. Right click download to download
Feb 10, 2021
Country singer Dolly Parton is a Christian. Vic Campbell brought us this news on Christian News Bulletin
Jan 31, 2021
Tennis star Novak Djokovic is a Christian. Vic Campbell brought us this news on Christian News Bulletin https://songsofhope883.files.wordpress.com/2021/01/novak-djokavik.mp3
Jan 28, 2021
In the 1800s a Scottish clergyman immigrant initiated the move for independence of Australian colonies from Britain. He proposed the federation for the Australian colonies into one nation. He also gained the vote for the common Australian man. His name is John Dunmore Lang. Broadcast on Songs of Hope on Southern FM 88.3 https://songsofhope883.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/soh-2018-01-28-john-dunmore-lang-64.mp3 Press play to listen or download ....
Jan 27, 2021
At her coronation in 1953 our Australian Queen promised to uphold Gods laws to the best of her ability. Hear an explanation here on our podcast, and listen to the prayer-hymn written by William Bird to bless her on that occasion. Press play to listen or download . https://songsofhope883.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/soh-2012-08-12-0700-queens-coronation-issue3-and-bird-hymn-64.mp3...
Jan 20, 2021
Our Christian here this week is Margaret Court. Listen again to the story of Margaret Court, the greatest Australian womens tennis player of all time. Program “Songs of Hope” 2016 06 12 (5 mins). https://prayerstopray.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/s3-sy0007-margaretcourtstory-192.mp3 Audio file attachment...
Jan 12, 2021
Listen again to the story of Australia’s first fleet and its journey and Richard Johnson, the fleet chaplain. This is to celebrate Australia Day, which is 26Jan. Broadcast on Songs of Hope on Southern FM 88.3 https://songsofhope883.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/soh-2017-01-22-richard-johnson-64b.mp3 Press play to listen or download ....
Jan 06, 2021
The first of January, is Australia’s Federation Day. On this day in 1901 Australia was born as a nation. Here is Songs of Hope story about that day in 1901. Broadcast on Southern FM 88.3. To download audio right click here
Jan 01, 2021
Here is an item from 27Sep20 Songs of Hope Christian News Bulletin. Its about Dr Caleb Dawson, an Australian scientist doing research in cancer and immunology. https://songsofhope883.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/soh-2020-09-27-caleb-dawson-spectroscopy.mp3
Sep 27, 2020
Christian News Bulletin reported that Charlie Daniels, the country/gospel singer and southern rocker who was best known for the 1979 hit “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” and who also was an outspoken Christian, died on Monday 6Jul20 from a stroke. He was 83. https://songsofhope883.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/soh-2020-07-12-charlie-daniels.mp3
Sep 06, 2020
Songs of Hope Christian News Bulletin reported in October last year that John B. Goodenough, the father of the lithium-ion battery, the rechargeable power source inside your mobile phone or laptop, is a Christian. This Professor from the Cockrell School of Engineering at the University of Texas in Austin has been awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work at Oxford University which made possible the development of lithium-ion batteries. Goodenough joins a long list of Nobel laureates...
Sep 05, 2020
Yesterday, Sunday 15Dec19 on Songs of Hope, we heard about the first Christmas in Australia in 1788. https://songsofhope883.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/soh-2012-12-16-first-christmases-in-australia-w-intro-64.mp3
Dec 15, 2019
Listen again to the story of St Nicholas, the man who started the tradition of giving at Christmas. The Dutch version of his name became “Santa Claus”. Songs of Hope broadcast on 8Dec19. Press play to listen or download . https://songsofhope883.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/soh-2015-12-13-stnicholas-64-1.mp3...
Dec 09, 2019
Listen again to the story of Doctor James Fanstone, who went as a Christian doctor to the interior of Brazil in 1924 and built a hospital almost single-handedly. First broadcast on 88.3 on 2012 10 14. (5 mins). Press play to listen or download . https://songsofhope883.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/soh-2012-10-14-james-fanstone-story.mp3...
Dec 01, 2019
Listen to the story of Irish rock star Bono Vox. This was broadcast on Songs of Hope. Press play to listen or download . Story written by Vic Campbell of VC Media https://songsofhope883.files.wordpress.com/2019/11/soh-2017-07-16-bono-vox.mp3
Nov 24, 2019
In Songs of Hope Christian News Bulletin on Sunday 17Nov19 we heard about Springboks captain, Siya Kolisi. He is a practising Christian and has found strength in the Christian faith following a period of personal and family problems. https://songsofhope883.files.wordpress.com/2019/11/siya-kolisi-a-christian.mp3
Nov 21, 2019
Listen to the story of Australian doctor, Graeme Clark. He invented the bionic ear (Cochlear Ear) which gives profoundly deaf people hearing and speech. Broadcast on Southern FM “Songs of Hope”. Segment “Christians who have made a difference”. Press play to listen or download . https://songsofhope883.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/soh-2012-10-21-graeme-clark-64-1.mp3...
Nov 17, 2019
Listen to the story of Catherine Hamlin, a Christian Australian doctor who went to Ethiopia and started mid-wifery schools and a hospital to help women before and after childbirth. Broadcast on Songs of Hope. Press play to listen or download . https://prayerstopray.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/s3-sy0017-catherine-hamlin.mp3...
Nov 11, 2019
Listen again to the story of Margaret Court, the greatest Australian womens tennis player of all time. Program “Songs of Hope” (5 mins). https://prayerstopray.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/s3-sy0007-margaretcourtstory-192.mp3 Audio file attachment
Nov 04, 2019
Today is St Patricks day, 17 March 2019. Listen again to his story. He is the father of Ireland. Broadcast on Southern FM on Songs of Hope. https://songsofhope883.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/soh-2017-03-12-stpatrick-of-ireland-17-march-64-1.mp3 Click the play button for the audio or watch the video. Play time is 5 minutes. Right click download to download...
Mar 17, 2019
On 10Mar19 Songs of Hope broadcast the story of George Coles, the founder of the retail stores chain in Australia. He was a devout Christian. Story written by Annie Hamilton of Diduno ( http://diduno.info ). https://songsofhope883.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/soh-2019-03-10-george-coles-64.mp3
Mar 10, 2019
Listen again to the story of the Reverend John Witherspoon. Although he was the best public speaker in Great Britain in the 18th century, he moved to America and fostered American independence from Britain. Broadcast on “Christians who have made a difference” on Songs of Hope, 24Feb19 https://songsofhope883.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/soh-2013-08-18-john-witherspoon-192st-2-64-1.mp3 Click the play button for the audio or download . Play time is 5 minutes....
Feb 24, 2019
Listen again to Songs of Hope story about St Valentine. It was broadcast on 17Feb2019 Click the play button for the audio. Play time is 3 minutes. Right click download to download
Feb 17, 2019
Christian woman Rosa Parks was courageous in standing against segregation laws in Alabama, USA in the fifties. Her story was prepared by Songs of Hope and broadcast on Songs of Hope on 2Dec18. https://d3cxsgltwhfzq8.cloudfront.net/SOH-2018-12-02-Rosa-Parks-128b.mp3 Play time is 6 minutes.
Dec 03, 2018
Last Sunday 28Oct18 we broadcast the story of Moira Kelly, an Australian Catholic Christian who has made a difference for many throughout the world. Story prepared and written by Ellen Carr. https://songsofhope883.files.wordpress.com/2018/11/soh-2018-10-28-moira-kelly-less-bass.mp3
Oct 31, 2018
Last Sunday 16Sep18, Songs of Hope put to air the life story of T S Eliot, the greatest English poet of the 20th century. Program written and produced by Songs of Hope. Audio only version is here
Sep 18, 2018
