Morten Bay colony By Siennaheffernan Oct 16, 1823 Sir Thomas Brisbane directs John Oxley to find new site for penal colony Sep 2, 1824 John Oxley establishes Moreton Bay convict settlement as part of the New South Wales colony Redcliffe. Sep 2, 1824 Governor Brisbane visits Morten bay settlement Jan 1, 1825 The Moreton Bay convict settlement is transferred further up the Brisbane River. Jun 24, 1829 The old windmill is built by convicts in Brisbane Jan 1, 1838 Christianity comes to Brisbane Jan 27, 1842 The morten bay in open to free settlers. Jan 1, 1846 The firs news paper published Jan 1, 1859 First Queensland elections are held Jun 6, 1859 Queensland is now proclaimed as its own free from new south whales Dec 10, 1859 Queensland’s first governor, Sir George Ferguson Bowen arrives in Brisbane Apr 1, 1878 First Telegraph lines are built in Brisbane.