1817 in Australia

See also: 1816 in Australia, other events of 1817, 1818 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.

Incumbents

Governors

Governors of the Australian colonies:

• Governor of New South Wales- Lachlan Macquarie
• Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land - Major Thomas Davey

Events

• 7 March - Bible Society of New South Wales is formed.
• 8 April - Australia's first bank, the Bank of New South Wales is established.
• 7 October - First Methodist Church in Australia opens in Castlereagh, New South Wales.
• 10 October - Bushranger Michael Howe is caught in Van Diemen's Land, but escapes after killing his captors.
• 21 December - Lachlan Macquarie recommends the adoption of the name Australia for the continent instead of New Holland.
• 22 December - The King expedition of 1817, to explore and make a rough survey of the northern and north-west coasts of Australia, departs Sydney.

Exploration and settlement

Births

• 8 July - James Bonwick
• 25 August - Edmund Blacket

Deaths

• 7 December - William Bligh

References

• Barker, Anthony (1996). What Happened When. St Leonards: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86373-986. 

See also

• 1817
• 1810s