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Harold Holt
Prime Minister of Australia
1966 - 1967
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From Wikipedia
Harold Edward Holt,
CH
(5
August
1908 –
17 December
1967),
was an
Australian
politician who became the 17th
Prime Minister of Australia
in 1966. His term as Prime Minister dramatically ended
in December of the following year when he
disappeared
while swimming at
Cheviot Beach
near
Portsea,
Victoria and was
presumed drowned.
Holt spent 32 years in Parliament,
including many years as a senior Cabinet Minister, but
was Prime Minister for only 22 months. This necessarily
limited his personal and political impact, especially
when compared to his immediate predecessor
Robert Menzies,
who was Prime Minister for a total of 18 years.
Today, Holt is mainly remembered
for the sensational circumstances of his death, for his
controversial role in expanding Australia's involvement
in the
Vietnam War
and for his famous "All the way with
LBJ"
quote. In the opinion of his biographer
Tom Frame,
this has tended to obscure the many achievements of
Holt's long and distinguished political career. |
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What happened to Prime Minister Harold Holt?
Harold Holt disappeared in 1967 whilst swimming at Portsea
Beach in Victoria. Over the years there have been many rumours and
speculations as to what exactly happened to Prime Minister Holt. The
followings things have been linked to his disappearance.
Everything you read on the Internet is
not necessarily factual.
How do you know what to believe? Discuss this
with your classmates and your teacher.
Task One
(Week 1)
Read some theories on Prime Minister
Holt's disappearance by clicking on the links below and decide what you think is
the most likely cause of his disappearance.
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Spy or Suicide? |
Harold
Holt Drowned
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September 2002 |
The Harold Holt Myths
26 August 2003 |
BBC - Harold Holt
12 November 1999 |
ABC Transcript
22 Sept 2003 |
The Harold Holt Murder |
Task Two (Weeks 2 and 3)
Print out and use this Research Sheet to record your finding
of the possible causes of Harold Holt's disappearance. Decide which ones
are more likely than the others and rate them accordingly.
Task Three (Weeks 4 and 5)
Create a slide show in Powerpoint titled "How Harold Holt
Disappeared" that illustrates the theory you find most likely with your
reasons for this choice. Your presentation must also include two theories you
find unlikely and give your reasons.
Your powerpoint
presentation should contain -
Page 1 - Title page
Page 2 - A short biography of Harold Holt
Page 3 - Likely theory and reasons
Page 4 - Two most unlikely theories and reasons
It is to be saved
in your <StudentHome> folder
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