Moreton Bay Colony

By amedhurst

  • New Suitable Convict Settlement Site.

    Sir Thomas Brisbane directs John Oxley to find new suitable convict settlement site.

  • Governor visits Moreton Bay settlement.

    Governor Brisbane visits Moreton Bay settlement.

  • John Oxley establishes Moreton Bay convict settlement

    John Oxley establishes Moreton Bay convict settlement as part of the New South Wales colony in Redcliffe.

  • The Moreton Bay convict settlement is transferred to further up the River.

    The Moreton Bay convict settlement is transferred to further up the Brisbane River.

  • The Old Windmill is built by convicts

    The Old Windmill is built by convicts in Brisbane.

  • Moreton Bay is opened to settlers.

    Moreton Bay is opened to free settlers.

  • First newspaper

    First newspaper is published.

  • Queensland is proclaimed as its own colony

    Queensland is proclaimed as its own colony free from New South Wales.

  • Sir George Ferguson Bowen arrives in Brisbane.

    Queensland’s first governor, Sir George Ferguson Bowen arrives in Brisbane.