1817 in Australia

none September 2026 January 2012 1817 Australia Template:Year in Australia: Parameter 1=year required! Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 90px Other events of 1817 Timeline of Australian history The following lists events that happened during 1817 in Australia. Incumbents Monarch – George III 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. 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. Governor Lachlan Macquarie directs that a new fort, named Fort Macquarie, be built on a site at Bennelong Point. Births 6 July – James Bonwick 25 August – Edmund Blacket Deaths 7 December – William Bligh References Barker Anthony What Happened When Allen & Unwin 1996 St Leonards 978-1-86373-986-3 1817 in yes Australia Category:Years of the 19th century in Australia