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