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1966: The most famous missing children’s case in Australia
Searching for the Beaumont Children
What you need to know before your trail
On Wednesday, 26 January 1966 “Australia Day” the three Beaumont children left their home in the Adelaide suburb of Somerton Park for a morning at the beach. By the end of the day, the worst fears of every Australian parent were realised when Jane, aged 9, her sister Arnna, 7, and their four-year-old brother, Grant, did not return home. The “Beaumont Children Case” remains Australia’s most famous unsolved mystery. The unknown fate of the three siblings has become an integral part of Australia’s urban mythology. More than any other crime, the disappearance of the Beaumont children has become one of the defining events in the history of this country.
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Glenelg Beach, South Australia
Glenelg Beach
On Australia Day, 1966, three children. Jane (9), Arnna (7) and Grant (4) were put on bus by their mother for the short ride to the beach. This was quite normal in those days as parents would let their children roam locally to play and then come back for lunch.
They were expected back at just after lunch time and had been given just enough money to buy something to eat. But they never returned.
All three children were spotted at various places around the area of Glenelg Beach. One witness saw them in the local pie shop (Wenzels Cake shop in Mosley Street) buying cakes and “ a pie for the man” with a crisp one pound note which was a lot in those days. Their mother had only given them coins. They were also spotted at Colley Reserve “with a man”
Booktrail Boarding Pass: Searching for the Beaumont Children
Destination : Adelaide, Glenelg Beach Author/Guide: Alan Whiticker Departure Time: 1966
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