Portal:Australia/Anniversaries/January/January 17


 * 1899 – Novelist Nevil Shute is born in Ealing, London.
 * 1922 – The first Archibald Prize for portraiture is won by William McInnes.
 * 1944 – Meat rationing began in Australia.
 * 1970 – Cyclone Ada hits Central Queensland, killing 14.
 * 1972 – A tent embassy is set up in Canberra outside Parliament House, protesting land rights.