8.45am: In-form Sydney Swans forward Harry Cunningham has labelled Port Adelaide the team to beat in this year's AFL premiership on the eve of tomorrow's showdown at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Find out what the former Wagga boy had to say about this weekend's game here.

http://bit.ly/1hO24qZ

8.40am: Are you superstitious? We suggest avoiding black cats and ladders today, just in case.

8.30am: Have you seen this week's #ThrowbackThursday gallery yet?

We have compiled a collection of photos from the newspaper in June, 1993. Browse through the photos here and see if you can find anyone you know.

http://bit.ly/1xQrVn2

8.15am: Wagga City Council will be lobbying former deputy prime minister John Anderson to ensure the proposed inland rail freight link between Melbourne and Brisbane runs through the city.

Mr Anderson, chair of the inland rail implementation group, is due to visit the region this month to inspect the preferred Australian Rail Track Corporation route through Wagga.

http://bit.ly/1oYQh7T

8am: While on the subject of Beatlemania, the truck used to transport The Beatles around Sydney in 1964 is currently sitting in a paddock in the Riverina.

Find out where this piece of music history is hiding here. 

http://bit.ly/1ksDR49

7.40am: Submarines, a classic song and a whole lot of wool has helped bind the Holbrook community together.

Find out how the town's residents have paid homage to one of music's most iconic bands and celebrated the 100th birthday of submarines here.

http://bit.ly/UxvjnQ

7.20am: The Relay for Life movement was launched in Wagga last night, with an expo held promoting the annual 24-hour walk raising money for cancer research.

By participating and donating to the Relay for Life cause, Cancer Council western NSW community engagement officer Pip Grant said it was the goal for future generations to no longer have to fear the word cancer.

Find out how you can be a part of this fantastic event here. 

http://bit.ly/1q8UY2K

6.45am: Good morning, Riverina. Happy Friday the 13th.

Is something happening in your neck of the woods? Let us know by emailing Daisy on dhuntly@fairfaxmedia.com.au or tweeting @FairfaxRiverina.

The Riverina forecast from the Bureau of Meteorology: Cloudy. Rain, more frequent in the east. The chance of thunderstorms from early this afternoon. Winds north to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the late afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures between 13 and 17.

The South West Slopes forecast from the Bureau of Meteorology: Cloudy. Areas of fog in the north early this morning. Rain. The chance of thunderstorms during this evening. Winds north to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h tending north to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures between 9 and 15.

Check your weather here: Wagga - Griffith - Leeton - Junee - Henty - Coleambally

Time Allen (1953), Ally Sheedy, (1962), Esther Anderson (1979) and Chris Evans (1981). 

1917 – The deadliest German air raid on London during World War I is carried out by Gotha G bombers and results in 162 deaths, including 46 children, and 432 injuries.

1970 – "The Long and Winding Road" becomes the Beatles' last US Number 1 song.

1997 – A jury sentences Timothy McVeigh to death for his part in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.

2002 – Two 14-year-old South Korean girls are struck and killed by a United States Army armored vehicle, leading to months of public protests against the US.

1. Which Spanish painter had his first exhibition at 16?

2. What does a polyandric woman have more than one of?

3. In 1911, the archaeologist Hiram Bingham discovered what lost city?

4. What is the food tofu made from?

5. Who was the son of Poseidon and Ampherite?