Zara Bate | |
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Spouse of the Prime Minister of Australia | |
In office 26 January 1966 – 17 December 1967 | |
Preceded by | Pattie Menzies |
Succeeded by | Bettina Gorton |
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Born | Zara Kate Dickins 10 March 1909 Kew, Victoria, Australia |
Died | 14 June 1989 Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | (aged 80)
Resting place | Sorrento Cemetery |
Spouses | James Fell
(m. 1935; div. 1946) |
Children | 3 |
Occupation | Clothier and bon vivant |
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Dame Zara Kate Bate DBE (née Dickins; previously Fell and Holt; 10 March 1909 – 14 June 1989) was an Australian fashion entrepreneur. She was best known as the wife of Harold Holt, who was prime minister of Australia from 1966 until his disappearance in 1967.