PUBLIC MEETING,_ KOOYONG BY-ELECTION
KEW TOWN HALL, MELBOURNE 28TH MARCH 1966
Speech by the Prime Minister, Mr. Harold Holt
I have heard a lot of people here tonight calling
out " Let's have a referendum" but you know they are the same
people who won't even let us have a meeting. There is not
much point in having a referendum if we can't have a meeting.
My purpose here tonight and I won't, of course, be
deterred from it by the noise of those who come here to break
up a meeting is to speak in support of our Liberal

PRESS, RADIO AND TELEVISION CONFERENCE GIVEN
BY THE PRIME MINISTER, MR. HAROLD HOLT, AT
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN HOTEL, ADELIDE, S. A. MARCH. 1966
MR. HOLT WWe ll, Nancy and gentlemen I am already heartened to
find my very dear colleague here with me; I welcome her in her
new capacity, but I ho e she won't be long separated from us.
And I see some other od friends in Stewart and some of you that
I think I have encountered in the course of campaigning or
Treasury operations or something of that sort. But I didn't

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
SPEECH
The Rt. Hon. HAROLD HOLT, M. P.
ON
GOVERNMENT POLICY
Ministerial Statement
[ From the Parliamentary Debates," 24th March 1966]
Mr. HAROLD HOLT ( Higgins-Prime
Minister Speaker, the Leader
of the Opposition ( Mr. Caiwell) has proposed
an amendment to the motion that the
paper -that I presented to the House on 8th
March be printed, that motion providing
an opportunity for honorable members to
debate my statement. It is one of the major
ironies of Australian politics that the

FOR PRESS P. M. No. 21/ 1966
GOVERNMENT PARTIES UNANIMOUS
ON VIETNAM POLICY
Statement by the Prime Minister, Mr. Harold Holt
The Government Parties devoted a major part of their
available time at their regular Joint Party Meeting today to a
discussion of criticisms by Australian Labour Party Members and
others of Australian participation in military activities in
South Vietiam and the inclusion of national service troops in
the milita1y task force to be despatched to that country.
I was requcsted by the meeting to state publicly that

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FOR PRESS: P. M. No. 28/ 1966
DEAT! 11 OF SIR DALLAS BROOKS
Tribute by the Prime Minister, Mr. Harold Holt
I am deeply saddened to learn of the passing
of Sir Dallas Brooks, He was one of the most popular and most able
Governors to serve in Australia and endaeared himself to
the people of Victoria during what became a record period of
office. Indeed, he could be said to have established
a new concept of his office carin his activities through
all sections of the community an maing all feel his friend.

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FOR PRESS P. M. No. 26/ 1966
ROYAL VISIT
EXCHANGE OF MESSAGES WITH QUEEN MOTHER
The following is an exchange of messages between
the Prime Minister, Mr. Harold Holt, and Her Majesty Queen
Elizabeth The Queen Mother prior to Her Majesty's departure
from London for Australia on Friday, 18th March
From the Prime Minister to Her Majesty
" I send to your Majesty greetings on
behalf of the Government and people. We are looking
forward to your visit and hope your journey will be
happy and comfortable."

FOR PRESS lctl
. M A6' 9' 25 1966
RURAL CREDIT
Statement by the Prime Minister, Mr. Harold Holt
The Prime Minister announced tonight that as
foreshadowed in his statement to the House of Representatives
on 8th March he, the Minister for Trade and Industry and the
Treasurer heid discussions today with the General Managers of
the major trading banks and the Governor of the Reserve Bank on
proposals for new and extended farm loan facilities.
The main proposals put forward by the Government
were That a new system of Farm Loan Funds should be

STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER, THE RT. HON. HAROLD HOLT:
REPORT OF THE NATIONAL RADIATION
ADVISORY COMMITTEE NOVEMBER 1965
I lay on the table of the House the Report dated
November, 1965 of the National Radiation Advisory Committee.
In pursuance of its function of advising the
Commonwealth Government, through the Prime Minister, on
matters concerning the effects of ionizing radiation on the
Australian community, the N. R. A. C. reviewed during 1965 those
matters studied by the Committee since it presented its
previous Report in July, 1962.

FIRST CONVENTION OF THiE YOUNG AUSTRALIAN
FOUNDATION
WILSON HALL, UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE,
MELBOURNE. 11TH MARCHi-1966.
Speech by the Prime Minister, Mr. Harold Holt
Good Evening to you all, and that includes our dissident group
outside. This actually makes me feel very much at home because
the first campaign I ever took part in was in the electorate of
Yarra against the then Labor Prime Minister, or former Prime
Minister, Mr. Scullin, and I remember that night, which was in
the middle of the depression, coming to the hall and finding

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FOR PRESS P. M. No. 24/ 1966
CORAL SEA GUEST
Statement by the Prime Minister, Mr. Harold Holt
Vice-Admiral Paul Ramsey, Deputy Chief of Naval
Operations ( Air) United States Navy, will come to Australia
for the Coral Sea Celebrations this year.
Admiral Ramsey will arrive in Australia on Sunday,
1st May, for a sixteen-day visit. He will go to all States
and Canberra, his itinerary being as follows
Monda and Tuesday
May 2nd and 4' rd
Wednesday, 4th
Thursday, 5th
Friday, 6th
Saturday, 7th
Sunday, 8th
Monday, 9th