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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.

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