the making of moreton bay By jlawrie11 May 1, 1770 disccovering moreton bay james cook discovers moreton bay Jan 1, 1823 gonnver govner brisbane deiced that anther pnal colony needed to be establised Feb 17, 1823 john oxley john oxley arrives at bribie island to evalute moreton bay as a Feb 17, 1824 first settler born first settler born in colony named Amity mortoen thompson