1798 in Australia
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See also: 1797 in Australia other events of 1798, 1799 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.
[edit] Leaders
- Governor of New South Wales - John Hunter
- Lieutenant-Governor of Norfolk Island - Philip Gidley King
- Inspector of Public Works - Richard Atkins
[edit] Events
- January 2 - George Bass sights Wilsons Promontory
- January 26 - Koala and Lyrebird observed by John Price on an expedition led by John Wilson
- February 12 - Matthew Flinders explores the Furneaux Islands.
- February 25 - John Hunter names Bass Strait in honour of George Bass.
- April 29 - There is a mutiny aboard HMS Bounty, William Bligh and crew members loyal to him are cast adrift.
- May 14 - The HMS Nautilus arrives in Sydney, carrying missionaries from the London Missionary Society.
- October 1 - Sydney's first church is destroyed by fire
- October 7 - George Bass and Matthew Flinders leave Sydney to explore Van Diemen's Land on the Norfolk
- October 7 - St Phillip's Church founded in Sydney, completed in 1809
- November 8 - Nauru discovered by John Fearn
- December 9 - Bass and Flinders confirm the existence of the Bass Strait.
- December 22 - Norfolk enters the Derwent River.
- December 25 - George Bass climbs Mt. Wellington.
[edit] References
- Barker, Anthony (1996). What Happened When. St Leonards: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86373-986.
- National Library of Australia. The World Upside Down: Australia 1788 - 1830.
