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November 22nd 2007 03:55
Harold Holt - Did he fall or was he pushed?
Harold Holt
Harold Holt is the Australian Politician who became Liberal Prime Minister in 1966 and then mysteriously disappeared a year later while still holding the countries top office.
Notoriously increasing the Aussie’s involvement in the Vietnam War and embracing U.S President LBJ with a fervor not seen again until John Howard offered to have George Bush’s lovechild. Causing a turbulence in the population and putting us on a world stage to be judged, one day the larakin ruler went for a dip in Cheviot Beach near Portsea in Victoria and was never heard from again.
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Born in Stanmore Sydney in 1908, a young Holt studied law after proving a well rounded student at school. He also had to deal with his parents divorce and mothers death at a young age which defined his lonely personality for the rest of his life.
Drawn to politics in the early 1930’s Harold Holt had a 32 year career in parliament. Moving through the ranks with some clever maneuvering and also spending time in the Air Force as a gunner, by the time the Liberal party was formed by John Menzies Holt had the experience to focus on his political aspirations.
Harold Holt on the podium
Finding a strength in industrial relations he earnt a reputation for getting the job done and his profile grew in the 1950’s. An economic missteps in the early 60’s almost cost him his career as he was the man responsible for a fiscal disaster that resulted in credit crisis.
He finally gained control of Australia after John Menzies stepped down as leader and Holt was elected.
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His enigmatic demise remains a topic for speculation to this day and has overshadowed his other achievements and blunders. Everything from natural causes and Conspiracy theories to suicide has been bandied about in the years that have followed. Was he abducted by a Russian nuclear submarine, did the CIA have a hit out or did he just drown. These questions are just a selection of some explanations that have been offered.
Or did he just do the "harold Holt"? (Aussie slang)A brand new investigative report that aired this week in Oz offered no further hard evidence to add to the debate.
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Comment by Damo
Personally I think the sea got him.
The most common conspiracy theory was that a Chinese submarine nabbed him while he swam off portsea. He was said to be living in a Chinese re-education camp up until the 80's
Another version of the same story says he defected.
Comment by Tyronne
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I reckon you cpould write an urban Myths book just about the one's pertaining to Harold Holt.
Plus we all know that Aliens abducted him.....seriously I agree with you that it was more than likely the sea.