1817 in Australia

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

Contents 1 Incumbents 1.1 Governors 2 Events 3 Exploration and Settlement 4 Births 5 Deaths 6 References 7 See also

[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Governors

Governors of the Australian colonies:

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

[edit] Events

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

[edit] Exploration and Settlement

[edit] Births

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

[edit] Deaths

• December 7 - William Bligh

[edit] References

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

[edit] See also

• 1817
• 1810s