moreton bay penal colony By th5K2016 Period: Jan 1, 1832 to Dec 25, 1839 the end of moreton bay penal colony By 1832 the convict population at Moreton bay had grown to over 1000. By 1835 many of the convicts had completed their sentences and returned to Sydney. Moreton Bay penal colony was closed in 1839 and Brisbane became free settlement.
