In economics, Holt's tenure began with the phasing in of Australia's new system of decimal currency, launched on 14 February 1966, and it was marked by a major realignment of commercial and military ties away from the UK and towards the US and Asia.

In terms of party politics, one of the most significant features of Holt's brief tenure as PM is that his unexpected death triggered the beginning of an unprecedented period of turmoil within the Liberal Party and a rapid decline in the Coalition's electoral fortunes.

Holt's long tenure at Columbia came to an end when he had an argument with studio chief Harry Cohn.

Holt's popularity and political standing was damaged by his perceived poor handling of a series of controversies that emerged during 1967.

" The Dynamics of Exploited Fish Populations " expressed his concerns, including the way his and Sydney Holt's work had been misinterpreted and misused by fishery biologists and managers during the previous 30 years.

After almost rejecting the group due to him not being initially impressed with the looks of Patsy Holt before Holt and the group sang to him during an audition, which prompted Robinson to change his mind, signing the group and changing the name of both the group ( into The Blue Belles, based from a Newtown subsidiary, Blue Belle Records ) and Holt's own name, from Patsy Holt to Patti LaBelle.

Alhague and Beck follow Senator Holt, but Beck is severely wounded by the possessed Willis during the chase ( as is Willis, who is so badly wounded that he must find a new host ) and the Alien is able to transfer itself into the Senator before it can be stopped ( one of Holt's aides hiding in a pantry witnesses the Alien taking over Holt's body, but is so traumatized from the experience that she says nothing ).

The Dartmouth Skiway, at Holt's Ledge, ten miles north of the campus, has one of the best terrains in the East, ranging from novice to expert.

Around noon, the party drove to one of Holt's favourite swimming and snorkelling spots, Cheviot Beach on Point Nepean near Portsea, on the eastern arm of Port Phillip Bay.

The latter is described in Clauser, Horne, Shimony and Holt's much-cited 1969 article ( Clauser, 1969 ) as being the one suitable for practical use.

These values were one of the primary factors in Holt's 1993 decision to invest in the Spurs.

However, after playing well in Division One for his first three seasons with the club and helping them win promotion to the Premier League in 2004, Holt's final season with Norwich City was a difficult one.

During Holt's term in office, the Vietnam War was the dominant foreign policy issue.

Reported in The Australian on 1 July 1966, Holt's speech concluded with a remark which has come to be seen as encapsulating his unquestioning support for Johnson, for America's Vietnam policy and for continued Australian military involvement in the Vietnam War:

By 1916, about 1000 of Holt's Caterpillar tractors were used by the British in World War I. Holt vice president Murray M. Baker said that these tractors weighed about and had.

He also established the Australian Council for the Arts ( later the Australia Council ), which began the tradition of federal government support for Australian arts and artists, an initiative that was considerably expanded by Holt's successor John Gorton.

An enraged Holt interrupted St John's speech, in defiance of the parliamentary convention that maiden speeches are heard in silence ; his blunder embarrassed the government and further undermined Holt's support in the Liberal Party.

After Holt's sudden death in December 1967, Chipp retained those portfolios in the brief interim government of Country Party leader John McEwen, but he was dropped from the ministry by the new Liberal Prime Minister, John Gorton.

* 20 December – John McEwen announced he will not serve in a government led by Liberal Party deputy leader William McMahon, Harold Holt's presumed successor, triggering a leadership crisis for the Coalition.

As a result of Green's and Holt's work, the government instituted a formal program of fishery surveys under the auspice of the newly formed Congested Districts Board in 1892.

* Sample of some of Jack Holt's designs

The estate stables were demolished some time between 1884 and 1886, with the nearby Ferncourt Public School being originally built as a house " Prosna " by Polish born artist, Gracius Joseph Broinowski, from sandstone blocks of the stable, and a cedar staircase and marble mantelpiece purchased from Holt's estate installed in it.

She was launched by Holt's widow Dame Zara at the Todd Shipyards in Los Angeles on 3 May 1969, and was the first American warship to bear the name of a foreign leader.

Holt's foreign policy views remained the same, writing in 1942: " Our fight is not over.

According to Alan Reid's account, Erwin had no concerns about policy — his anxiety was entirely focussed on Holt's leadership style, his parliamentary performance and his public image.

In more modern times, Piers Anthony's Xanth books, Robert Asprin's MythAdventures of Skeeve and Aahz books, Terry Pratchett's Discworld, and Tom Holt's books provide good examples, as do many of the works by Christopher Moore.

In the opinion of his biographer Tom Frame, these have tended to obscure the many achievements of Holt's long and distinguished political career.

Harold Holt was the elder of Thomas and Olive ( Williams ) Holt's two children.

Harold Holt's parents divorced in 1918.

Although they remained married until Holt's death in 1967, Zara's memoirs confirmed longstanding rumours that Holt had a number of extramarital affairs.

In 1939 Holt's mentor Robert Menzies became Prime Minister after the sudden death of the incumbent Joseph Lyons and the short-term caretaker ministry of Sir Earle Page.

Holt's energy, dedication and ability earned him rapid promotion and in April 1939 he was appointed Minister without Portfolio assisting the Minister for Supply and Development.

Although the conditions were ripe for industrial unrest — Communist influence in the union movement was then at its peak, and the right-wing faction in Cabinet was openly agitating for a showdown with the unions — the combination of strong economic growth and Holt's enlightened approach to industrial relations saw the number of working hours lost to strikes fall dramatically, from over two million in 1949 to just 439, 000 in 1958.

Holt's personal profile and political standing grew through the 1950s.

Holt's blunder damaged his career and brought the Coalition dangerously close to losing the 1961 election.

Holt's term in office covered almost exactly the tumultuous calendar years of 1966 – 67.

Menzies ' domination of the party, and the fact that Holt's succession had been established for many years, meant that a secure second rank of leadership had not been developed.

Holt's disappearance at the end of 1967 forced the party to choose a " wild card " successor from the Senate after the leading contender, deputy Liberal leader William McMahon, was unexpectedly eliminated from the contest due to a dispute with their Coalition partners, the Country Party.

In the area of constitutional reform, undoubtedly the most significant event of Holt's time as Prime Minister was the 1967 referendum in which an overwhelming majority of Australians voted in favour of giving the Commonwealth power to legislate specifically for indigenous Australians and to include them in the Commonwealth census.

On 20 October 1966, President Johnson arrived in Australia at Holt's invitation for a three-day state visit, the first to Australia by a serving U. S. President.

Some Liberals soon became dissatisfied by what they saw as Holt's weak leadership.