Harold Holt
Last updated 26 September 2019
(Harold Holt, n.d)
In December, 1967, the Australian Prime Minister, Harold Holt, disappeared while swimming at a beach near his holiday house in Victoria. No traces of him were ever found.
What happened to him?
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Harold Holt
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- 001.94
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EBSCO – Australian/New Zealand Reference Centre
Garry, W. (2008). New light on Holt disappearance. Sunday Telegraph, The (Sydney). Retrieved from Australia / New Zealand Reference Centre database.
Martin, R. (2007). Holt: The inside story. (cover story). Bulletin With Newsweek, 125(6596), 20-25. Retrieved Australia / New Zealand Reference Centre database.
Reinhold, L. (2003). The disappearance of Harold Holt. NW, 11(37), 2. Retrieved Australia / New Zealand Reference Centre database.
Websites
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Andrews, J. (2017, December 13). 50-year anniversary since Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt disappeared while swimming. Mornington Peninsula Leader. Retrieved from https://www.kidsnews.com.au/history/50year-anniversary-since-australian-prime-minister-harold-holt-disappeared-while-swimming/news-story/c65495277668b671fd61e9efa23c65a3
Barlow, K. (2007, September 25). Harold Holt disappearance theories resurrected online. ABC News. Retrieved from https://www.abc.net.au/news/2007-09-25/holt-disappearance-theories-resurrected-online/680654
Elton-Pym, J. (2018). Harold Holt: the Australian Prime Minster who disappeared. Retrieved from https://www.sbs.com.au/news/harold-holt-the-australian-prime-minister-who-disappeared
King, G. (2012). The prime minister who disappeared. Retrieved from http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-prime-minister-who-disappeared-15319213/?no-ist
National Archives of Australia. (n.d.). Harold Holt’s disappearance. Retrieved from http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/fact-sheets/fs144.aspx
Videos
ABCLibrarySales. (2018, July 18). ABC News: PM Harold Holt feared drowned (1967) [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTHSTFhK26g&t=122s
Butt, P. (Director). (2008). The Prime Minister is missing [Video file]. Retrieved from ClickView database.
Martin, R. (Writer). (2007). Who killed Harold Holt? [Video file]. Retrieved from ClickView database.
References
References
Harold Holt [Image]. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://barkeryear10vietnam.pbworks.com/w/page/11427574/Harold%20Holt%20and%20the%20Vietnam%20War