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1st Feb 1823 John Oxley went to Queensland in search of potential new penal sites.
1st Feb 1823 John Oxley went to Queensland in search of potential new penal sites. -
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Queensland 1800s
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Transferred to Brisbane River
The Moreton Bay convict settlement, established in Redcliffe in 1824, is transferred to the banks of the Brisbane River near the northern end of the Victoria Bridge. -
A German mission
German missionaries establish the Zion Hill Mission (now Nundah) to bring Christianity to the Aborigines in Brisbane. -
Moreton settlement: free
The Moreton Bay district is officially opened to free settlement. -
Queenslands 1st newspaper
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. -
Queensland: A separate colony
On 6 June, Queen Victoria signs the Letters Patent, approving Queensland becoming a separate colony to New South Wales, with its own representative government. -
First Telegraph line in Queensland
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. -
The Kanakas
The Kanakas (Melanesian people from South Pacific) arrive in Queensland to work in Queensland's cane fields (until 1904). -
Queenslands First rail line
Queensland's first rail line opens between Ipswich and Grandchester -
Free Primary education
Free primary education is introduced in Queensland, the first in Australia. -
State of Arms
Queen Victoria grants the Queensland Coat of Arms, the oldest State of Arms in Australia, to the Colony of Queensland. -
Aboriginal Rights
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. Other sections of the Act permit the Queensland Government to deport Aboriginal people to missions and reserves where they could be forcibly incarcerated. The Act also gave the government the right to exercise guardianship over all Indigenous children in the colony.