Moreton Bay Colony

By ahlinovsky10

  • Find penal sites

    Thomas sent John Oxley to find a penal site.
  • Settlement at Redcliff

    Settlement at Redcliff

    Oxley colonised a new settlement at Redcliff.

  • Governor Brisbane visits Moreton Bay

    Governor Brisbane and left Sydney to visit Moreton Bay.

  • Moves up the river

    The Moreton bay colony moved up the Brisbane river.
  • Old windmill

    Old windmill

    The old windmill was build by convicts. I am not sure of the exact date.

  • Moreton Bay open to Free Settlers

    The Moreton Bay district is officially open to free settlers.

  • First Newspaper

    The first newspaper was made in this date

  • First election

    The first election was held

  • Separated from NSW

    Moreton bay was separated from NSW because Queen Victoria signed the Letters patent.

  • Sir George Ferguson Bowen arrives in Brisbane

    Sir George Ferguson Bowen and his wife Lady Diamantina arrives in Brisbane.