Commissariat Store By tinydude Jan 1, 1824 Moreton Bay Penal Settlement was established Jan 1, 1839 Moreton Bay Penal Settlement Closed Brisbane Town was opened to free settlers in 1842 Jan 1, 1860 It was renamed the Colonial Store Jan 1, 1898 Renamed Government Stores Mar 1, 1951 Renamed the State Stores Building Sep 12, 1960 People vacated the building Jan 1, 1977 State Government decided that the Royal Historical Society of QLD should occupy the building Jan 13, 2011 Closed after the 2011 QLD Floods