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Sir Thomas Brisbane directs John Oxley to find new suitable convict settlement site.
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John Oxley establishes Moreton Bay convict settlement as part of the New South Wales colony in Redcliffe.
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Governor Brisbane visits Moreton Bay settlement.
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The Moreton Bay convict settlement is transferred to further up the Brisbane River.
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The Old Windmill is built by convicts in Brisbane.
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First Telegraph lines are built in Brisbane.
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Moreton Bay is opened to free settlers.
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First newspaper is published.
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Queensland is proclaimed as its own colony free from New South Wales.
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Christianity comes to Brisbane.
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First Queensland elections are held.