Moreton Bay Colony Timeline

By hchristie1

  • Finding a new Colony

    Sir Thomas Brisbane instructs John Oxley to go find a suitable penal colony

  • Oxley leaves

    John Oxley left Sydney in search of new colony to establish on Brisbane's orders

  • Oxley anchors

    Oxley anchors at Moreton bay

  • Oxley makes camp

    Oxley travels up the Brisbane River and camps at Breakfast Creek