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John Oxley sent to look for new penal sites
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The Moreton Bay Convict Settlement, Established in Redcliffe in 1825, is transferred to the banks of Brisbane River near the northen end of the Victoria Bridge
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German Missionaries established the Zion Hill Mission (now Nundah) to bring Christianality to the Aborigines in Brisbane.
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The Moreton Bay district is officially opened to the free settlement.
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Queensland's first Newspaper, the Moreton Bay Courier is published This later became The Courier, then the Brisbane Courier, and since 1933 The Courier Mail.
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On 6 June, Queen Victoria signs the Letters Patent, approving Queensland becoming a separate colony to New South Wales, with its own representative government.
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In April, the first telegraph line in Queensland is established, revolutionising communication in the colony. The first line linked Brisbane to Ipswich and later extended to Sydney.
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The Kanakas (Melanesian people from South Pacific) arrive in Queensland to work in Queensland's cane fields (until 1904).
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Queensland's first rail line opens between Ipswich and Grandchester
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Free primary education is introduced in Queensland, the first in Australia.
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Queen Victoria grantsthe Queensland coat of arms, theoldest State arms in Australia, th colony of Queensland.
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The Aboriginal Protection and Restriction of the Sale of Opium Act is passed. The legislation includes extensive clauses that restrict the rights of Aboriginal people, including controlling their finances.