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Prince Philip opens The Mint in Canberra

A newsreel item from 1965 about His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, opening the new Royal Australian Mint in Canberra accompanied by then Treasurer, Harold Holt.

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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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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.

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Glass slide: Harold Holt

Glass slide. Text reads: 'Hon. Harold Holt M.P. Minister for Labour, National Service & Immigration will speak at Cnr. Guthrie St. & Given Terrace Paddington 8 p.m Wed.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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). 

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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.