- Lt-Col Sir Andrew Clarke Governor 1846-1847.
- Three vessels, built of jarrah, launched: two were built at Fremantle, and one, capable of carrying 300 tons, at Mandurah.
- The first Roman Catholic place of worship in Fremantle opened in Henry Street.
- The barque Unicorn sailed from Fremantle for the United Kingdom with a cargo of produce valued at £30,000.
- Peter Broun died.
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