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John Oxley
John Oxley explored even more than 80 kilometres of the Brisbane River. He wanted to find a good spot to put the worst of the worst prisoners. -
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Redcliffe
Redcliffe was the first place chosen for the colony. -
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Redcliffe 1825
In 1825 Redcliffe was lift for what is now known as Brisbane. They chose a place where there is a loop around the land. This makes it very hard for prisoners to escape. -
Captain Patrick Logan
In 1826 Patrick became in charge Of Moreton Bays colony and said that the convicts would be tough harshly. -
1826 Patrick Logan
Nothing much had been done when Patrick arrived in 1826, so with out hesitation he started to develop the colony by planting lot of cornfields and other kinds of crops for food. -
1828 windmill
In 1828Patrick made a windmill to grin the wheat and maize grown the crops. -
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Convict barracks,Moreton Bay 1832
The Moreton Bays penal colony was set up as a place for repeat offenders from Sydney.
