Portal:Australia/Anniversaries/June/June 1
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- 1878 - Loch Ard, a clipper ship is wrecked at Mutton Bird Island just off the Shipwreck Coast of Victoria.
- 1948 - The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme was introduced by the Australian Government to provide subsidised prescription medication.
- 2004 - Australian Jennifer Hawkins wins the Miss Universe contest, held in Quito, Ecuador.
- 2005 - A letter containing a white powder results in the 2005 Indonesian embassy bioterrorism hoax.
