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The legacy of Harold Holt.(Biography)
I CLEARLY REMEMBER December 17, 1967--the day Harold Holt disappeared in the surf off Portsea. It is my first clear memory of a political event. I was ten years old. I was watching television in our family home. Regular programming was interrupted and the announcement was made that the Prime Minister was missing.
My reaction, like that of so many Australians, was one of shock. How did the Prime Minister go missing? Will he be rescued? Will his body be found? The days of fruitless searching ended with no answers or explanations--just a sad realisation that it was over and he was lost.
All Australians shared in this sense of loss. The riddle of the loss ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, The legacy of Harold Holt.(Biography)