Portal:Australia/Anniversaries/June/June 17
- 1867 – Birth date of Henry Lawson.
- 1891 – The Labor party first entered the New South Wales Legislative Assembly with 35 members elected.
- 1893 – Prospector Paddy Hannan files a Reward Claim, announcing the discovery of gold at Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.
- 1932 – Politician, lawyer and author John Quick dies.