The day the prime minister vanished

By Tony Wright
Updated December 17 2017 - 2:23pm, first published 2:20pm
Pic shows the Cheviot Beach near Portsea where foremer Prime Minister Harold Holt went missing. 15 December 2017. The Age News. Photo: Eddie Jim.
Pic shows the Cheviot Beach near Portsea where foremer Prime Minister Harold Holt went missing. 15 December 2017. The Age News. Photo: Eddie Jim.
Age file pic. Search for PM Harold Holt, missing in surf near Portsea. Skindivers search rock pools in Cheviot Bay, near Portsea ocean beach. Many skin divers fear Mr Holt drowned in a formation like this. Neg. A1620.
Age file pic. Search for PM Harold Holt, missing in surf near Portsea. Skindivers search rock pools in Cheviot Bay, near Portsea ocean beach. Many skin divers fear Mr Holt drowned in a formation like this. Neg. A1620.
Pic shows the Cheviot Beach near Portsea where foremer Prime Minister Harold Holt went missing. 15 December 2017. The Age News. Photo: Eddie Jim.
Pic shows the Cheviot Beach near Portsea where foremer Prime Minister Harold Holt went missing. 15 December 2017. The Age News. Photo: Eddie Jim.

It was the most Australian vanishing act. Ever.

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