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Harold Holt: The missing prime minister
Prime Minister Harold Holt disappeared at Cheviot Beach, Victoria on 17 December 1967. No trace of him was ever found and the case remains one of Australia’s greatest mysteries. How could the leader...
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Australian History Timeline: 1950s to 2000s
The Australian History Timeline features over 90 film clips showcasing a unique collection of Australian history documentaries. Part 3 covers the 1950s to the 2000s.
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Harold Holt's disappearance
The disappearance of Prime Minister Harold Holt, on 17 December 1967, remains one of Australia’s greatest mysteries.
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Prince Philip opens The Mint in Canberra
Newsreel item from 1965 about the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, opening the new Royal Australian Mint in Canberra accompanied by then Treasurer, Harold Holt. The newsreel opens with a long shot...
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Holt hosts Australia's first Presidential visit
On 20 October 1966, United States President Lyndon B Johnson arrived in Australia for the first ever Presidential visit to Australia. 'They're really here', said Prime Minister Harold Holt in his...
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Harold Holt’s Briefcase
The disappearance of our seventeenth Prime Minister at Cheviot Beach sparked countless conspiracy theories and ultimately overshadowed his political accomplishments. At the height of the Cold War,...
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Memorial service for a missing Prime Minister
On 22 December 1967, only five days after his disappearance, a hastily arranged memorial service for Prime Minister Harold Holt took place at St Paul’s Anglican Cathedral in Melbourne. Thousands of...
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New Decimal Coin Designs
In this Commonwealth Film Unit production from 1964, Federal Treasurer Harold Holt introduces Steward Devlin's designs for the new decimal coins. The designs are based on Australian fauna – a...
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Gillespie at the beach
This unedited, silent broadcast footage from the Nine Network shows Marjorie Gillespie walking up from the beach. Rumoured at the time to be Holt’s lover, Gillespie was one of the last people to see...
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'He loved women'
'He loved women', says Dame Zara Bates in this interview from the documentaryThe Harold Holt Mystery (Ten Network, 1985).  Bates recalls Holt as a man who could easily make woman fall in love with...
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