Development of the Coliny

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    Queensland 1800

  • John oxley

    John Oxley travels up the Brisbane River.

  • Moreton Island

    The Moreton Bay settlement established in Redcliffe in 1825.

  • German Missionaries

    German Missionaries established the Zion Hill Mission to bring Christianity to the Aborigines in Brisbane.

  • Moreton Bay settlement

    the Moreton Bay district is officially opeaned to free settlement.

  • Queensland first newspaper

    Queenslands first newspaper, the Moreton Bay courier is published. This later became The courier, then the Brisbane courier, and since 1933 The Courier Mail.

  • Queenslands first colony

    The proclamation courier was published.

  • The first telegraph

    In April the first telegraph line in Queensland is established, revolutionising communication in the colony.

  • The Kanakas

    The Kanakas arrived in Queensland to work in their cane fields.

  • The first railway

    The turning of the first railway sod in Queensland is performed by Lady Bowen wife of sir George Bowen, the first Govoner of the colony.

  • Queensland first railway

    queensland first railway open beteen Ipswich and Grandchester.

  • First free primary education

    Free primary education is introduced in Queenland, the first in Austraila.

  • Queen Victoria grants a coat of arms.

    Queen Victoria grants the Queensland coat of arms, the oldest state Arms to the Colony of Queensland.

  • Aboigignal Rights

    The Aboriginal Protection and Restriction of the sale Opium Act is passed.