The Moreton Bay Colonies

By mpauli1

  • 5th of March - 1803

    First newspaper is published.

  • 25th November - 1823

    Queensland’s first governor, Sir George Ferguson Bowen arrives in Brisbane.

  • September 2 - 1824

    John Oxley establishes Moreton Bay convict settlement as part of the New South Wales colony in Redcliffe.

  • November 10th - 1824

    Governor Brisbane visits Moreton Bay settlement.

  • 1829

    1829
    The Old Windmill is built by convicts in Brisbane.

  • July 2nd - 1841

    First Queensland elections are held.

  • January 27 - 1842

    Queensland is proclaimed as its own colony free from New South Wales.

  • 1851

    Brisbane's First newspaper is published.

  • 9th December - 1859

    Christianity comes to Brisbane.

  • 1880's

    First Queensland elections are held.

  • 1883

    First Telegraph lines are built in Brisbane.

  • 1822 - 1860

    1822 - 1860
    Sir Thomas Brisbane directs John Oxley to find new suitable convict settlement site.