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1966: The most infamous missing children’s case in Australia
The Missing Beaumont Children
What you need to know before your trail
On the morning of January 26, 1966 the three children set off from their Somerton Park home to Glenelg Beach on a bus to enjoy a brief excursion at Adelaide’s most popular beach only a few kilometres away. Apart from a brief sighting from the Beaumont family’s postman early on that afternoon, there have been no other sightings of the children since.
The ‘mystery’ of the children’s disappearance has often overshadowed the ‘misery’ the Beaumont parents have had to endure. This book takes the reader inside the trauma of Nancy and Grant; from the panic and heartbreaking first few days to the utter despair in later years.
Travel Guide
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: The Missing Beaumont Children
Destination : Adelaide, Glenelg Beach Author/Guide: Alan Whiticker Departure Time: 1966
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