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
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