Moreton bay colony By jcooke6 Jan 1, 1770 Captain James Cook claims Eastern Australia Period: Jan 1, 1770 to May 1, 1825 moreton bay colony fggbbbbbbbhjjjjjjyhfffcvcb gfxb cggfcxbbfffffffffffffccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc Jan 1, 1799 Captain Matthew explores Moreton bay and Hervey bay huy i deaad by Jan 1, 1823 Governour Brisbane declares other places easy for convicts to escape Jan 1, 1824 Oxley discovers Parsons Jan 1, 1825 Edmund Lockyer finds first coal deposits. May 1, 1825 The Moreton Bay colony moves in and is established on the banks of the Brisbane River under the command of Captain Miller.
