HASS Timeline Activity By frees Oct 9, 1823 Christianity comes to Brisbane 1824 John Oxley establishes Moreton Bay convict settlement as part of the New South Wales colony in Redcliffe. 1824 Governor Brisbane visits Moreton Bay settlement November 1824 First Telegraph lines are built in Brisbane. September Sep 12, 1824 Brisbane Moreton Bay convict settlement is transferred to further up the River 1828 The Old Windmill is built by convicts in Brisbane. October 1828-1830 1842 Moreton Bay is opened to free settlers. January 1846 First newspaper is published June 1859 Queensland’s first governor, Sir George Ferguson Bowen arrives in Brisbane June
