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Cheviot Beach is a beach near Point Nepean in Victoria, Australia. It was named after the SS Cheviot, which broke up and sank nearby with the loss of 35 lives on 20 October 1887. [1][2] It was the site of the disappearance of Prime Minister Harold Holt; on 17 December 1967, Holt went swimming at the beach, disappeared, and was presumed drowned.
Disappearance of Harold Holt - Wikipedia. On 17 December 1967, Harold Holt, the 17th prime minister of Australia, disappeared while swimming in the sea near Portsea, Victoria. An enormous search operation was mounted in and around Cheviot Beach, but his body was never recovered.
Cheviot Beach is a picturesque seaside location, known for its golden sands and azure ocean. The beach is characterized by its rhythmic symphony of the ocean's gentle undulations and the briny zephyrs carrying whispers of salt and seaweed.
Sep 21, 2019 · Discover Cheviot Beach in Portsea, Australia: This Australian beach became famous when Prime Minister Harold Holt disappeared from its shores.
Nov 1, 2020 · An aerial view of Cheviot Beach, where Harold Holt disappeared on December 17. (ABC News) As darkness enveloped the beach and the search operation — marred by "rough" conditions, akin to "being inside a washing machine" — was called off for the evening, ABC reporter Tom Jones turned to a rescue diver.
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Dec 16, 2017 · Cheviot Beach is only six kilometres beyond the last of the multi-million-dollar holiday homes of Portsea, but it's about as isolated as lonely beaches go. It's known to older locals by another name: Quarantine Back Beach.
From the hill we overlooked Cheviot Beach, the spot from which Prime Minister Harold Holt disappeared in the 1960's. There is a memorial to him near by. It was then back to the main road to walk to the Eagles Nest, a gun emplacement site overlooking Bass Strait and then on to Fort Pearce which was also the site of more gun emplacements over ...
