Development of the Colony By ahussey1 Jan 1, 1823 Jhon Oxley sent to look for new penal sites Period: Jan 1, 1823 to Dec 10, 1900 Oueensland 1800 Jan 1, 1825 morten Bay convict settlement was established Jan 1, 1838 German Missionaries brought Christanty to the aboriginals ; Jan 1, 1842 Morten Bay Becomes a free settlement Jan 1, 1846 Queenslands first newspaper Jan 1, 1861 The first telegraph Jan 1, 1863 the kankas go to Australia to work in the cain fields Jan 1, 1865 first railway line open in betwwen Ipswich Jan 1, 1870 free primary education was introudced in Australia Jan 1, 1893 Queen Victoria gives the coat of arms to Australia Jan 1, 1897 Aboriginals get there own rights