Portal:Australia/Anniversaries/June/June 30

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• 1825 - German Australian Sir Ferdinand von Mueller was born, some claim that he was Australia's greatest scientist of the 19th century.
• 1922 - The Industrial Court of Appeal rejected the concept of equal pay for women.
• 1934 - The Commonwealth rejects Western Australia's case for secession.
• 1941 - HMAS Waterhen sinks off Libya, the first Australian naval vessel lost in the war.
• 1965 - Prime Minister Robert Menzies declares that Australia is at war with Vietnam.
• 1972 - The Ord River Irrigation Scheme in Western Australia is officially opened by Prime Minister William McMahon.
• 1999 - Tim Fischer retires as federal leader of the National Party & is replaced by John Anderson the next day.