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Moreton Bay Colonies

  • 1846 BCE

    News Paper

    The first newspaper that was published was the Moreton bay courier
  • Establishment

    John Oxley established Moreton bay settlement at redcliffe.
  • Visit

    Governor Brisbane visits the Moreton Bay settlement
  • Colony is moved further up the river

    This settlement was abandoned after one year and the colony was moved to the south side of the Brisbane river
  • Cristianity

    German Missionaries bring Christianity to aborigines in Brisbane
  • The Free settlers

    Moreton bay officially opened moreton bay to all free settler.
  • Seperation

    In 1859 Queensland got separated from new south Wales
  • Arrival

    Sir George Ferguson Bowen and wife Lady Diamantina came to visit Brisbane
  • First Telegraphs

    The first telegraph lines in Queensland had been Built and had been known as the first line to be linked to Brisbane Ipswich and later extended to Sydney.
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    Windmill

    The old windmill was built in brisbane and is the only remaining convict built structure in brisbane
  • First Election

    The first Queensland are held in queensland and and sir Robert George wyndham herbert Decides The first premier for Queensland
  • New Colony in Redcliff

    John oxley was send by Sir brisbane to find a colonie near redcliff
    for the convicts