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Ed Nimmervoll

Ed Nimmervoll, Austrian-Australian journalist, historian, and author (died 2014)

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Born
September 21, 1947
Died
October 10, 2014
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1947

About Ed Nimmervoll

Edward Charles Nimmervoll né Eduard Nimmervoll was an Australian music journalist, author and historian. He worked on rock and pop magazines Go-Set (1966–1974) and Juke Magazine (1975–1992) both as a journalist and as an editor. From 2000, Nimmervoll was editor of HowlSpace, a website detailing Australian rock/pop music history, providing artist profiles, news and video interviews. He was an author of books on the same subject and co-authored books with musicians including Brian Cadd and Renée Geyer. Go-Set was Australia's first national pop magazine and Nimmervoll started contributing while still at university in 1966. He began compiling a national top 40 singles chart from 5 October 1966, later he wrote record reviews and by 1973 became its editor.

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Ed Nimmervoll timeline

  1. Go-Set was Australia's first national pop magazine and Nimmervoll started contributing while still at university in 1966.
  2. He began compiling a national top 40 singles chart from 5 October 1966, later he wrote record reviews and by 1973 became its editor.
  3. He worked on rock and pop magazines Go-Set (1966–1974) and Juke Magazine (1975–1992) both as a journalist and as an editor.
  4. From 2000, Nimmervoll was editor of HowlSpace, a website detailing Australian rock/pop music history, providing artist profiles, news and video interviews.

The world when Ed Nimmervoll was born

Ed Nimmervoll was born in 1947. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1947

  • #1 song"Near You" – Francis Craig
  • Top movieMiracle on 34th Street
  • Top TV showHowdy Doody
  • Best-selling bookThe Diary of a Young Girl – Anne Frank

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJackie Robinson breaks baseball's color barrier
  • Top headlineJackie Robinson breaks Major League Baseball's color barrier
  • Technology milestoneTransistor invented at Bell Labs
  • Defining fadFlying saucer mania
  • Notable inventionPolaroid instant camera
  • World population2.47 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonPhiladelphia Warriors (BAA)
  • U.S. population144.1M

1947 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Ed Nimmervoll's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19472026
Gas$0.23$3.45/gal
Average home$7,800$435,000
Average income$4,700$67,500
Minimum wage$0.40$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.40$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population144.1M341 million

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