development Of Colony By astavrou1 Period: Jan 1, 1800 to Dec 31, 1900 Quensland 1800 Feb 10, 1800 1 Jan 1823,John Oxely sent to look for new pental sites Jan 1, 1825 Moreton Bay convict settlementestablished at Redcliff in 1824 Jan 1, 1838 German Missionaries established Zion Hill Mission Jan 1, 1842 Morton Bays settlement Jan 1, 1846 Queensland first newspaper Dec 10, 1859 Queensland becomes a colony May 22, 1860 Queensland first telegraph line Jan 1, 1863 When the kanakas come to Queesland