1798 in Australia

1798 in Australia

"See also:"
1797 in Australia
other events of 1798,
1799 in Australia and the
Timeline of Australian history.----

Leaders

*Governor of New South Wales - John Hunter
*Lieutenant-Governor of Norfolk Island - Philip Gidley King
* Inspector of Public Works - Richard Atkins

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.

References

*cite book
last = Barker
first = Anthony
authorlink =
coauthors =
title =What Happened When
publisher = Allen & Unwin
date = 1996
location = St Leonards
isbn = 1-86373-986
*cite web
last =National Library of Australia
title = The World Upside Down: Australia 1788 - 1830
url =http://www.nla.gov.au/exhibitions/upsidedown/index.html


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