Moreton Bay convict settlement established in Redcliffe in 1824
German missionaries establish the to bring Christianity to the Aborigines in Brisbane.
Moreton Bay opened to free settlement
Queensland's first newspaper
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.