John Oxley- sent by Sir Thomas Brisbane to search for new penal sites
Period: to
Queensland 1800s
Moreton Bay Convict settlement- established at Redcliffe
German Missionaries- brought Christianity to the Aborigines in Brisbane
Moreton Bay- becomes a free settlement
Queensland’s first newspaper the Moreton bay Courier is published.
Queensland- becomes a colony
First telegraph line in Queensland is established.
Kenakas people arrive to work in the cane fields
Queensland’s first railway line opens
Free primary education introduced in Queensland. The first in Australia
Queen Victoria gives the coat of arms to Queensland
Aboriginal rights- government passed an act to restrict the rights of Aboriginal people and allowed them to be sent to missions and gave the government rights to the guardianship of Aboriginal children.