Development of the Colony

By samoleary@1991

  • John Oxlely to search for new Penal sites

  • Mortan Bay settelment transferred to Brisbane River

  • German Missionares bring Christionanity to local Brisbane Aboriganals

  • the Mortan Bay is now officially open to free settelment

  • Mortan Bay Couier is puplished

  • First telegraph line

    the telegraph linked Brisbane to Ipswitch and later on Sydney

  • Kenecars come and work in cane fields

    When the Kencars arived and started to work cane feildes

  • Queenslands first rail-way line opens.

    the rail-way lines goes from Ipswich to Grandchester.

  • Queensland becomes a colony

    Queensland became a free colony and settlment.

  • Free primary education.

    The first free primary education ever in Australia.

  • Queen Victoria hands over the coat of arms to the Queensland colony.

    Queen Victoria hand over the oldest State Arms in Australia to the Queensland Colony.

  • Aboriginal rights

    The Goverment passed and act of restrict so that Aboriginals are alowed to be sent on missions and the Goverment gave rights for the guardianship of Aboriginal children.

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