Portal:Australia/Anniversaries/June/June 1

Loch Ard

• 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.