Morteon Bay Colonisation

By lfurlan

  • New Convict Settlement

    Sir Thomas Brisbane directs John Oxley to find new suitable convict settlement site.

  • New South Wales colony in Redcliffe.

    John Oxley establishes Moreton Bay convict settlement as part of the New South Wales colony in Redcliffe.

  • Visit By Governor Brisbane

    Visit By Governor Brisbane
    Governor Brisbane visits Moreton Bay settlement.

  • Moreton Bay convict settlement is transferred

    The Moreton Bay convict settlement is transferred to further up the Brisbane River.

  • The Old Windmill starts to be built

    The Old Windmill starts to be built by convicts in Brisbane.

  • The Old Windmill finshes being built

    The Old Windmill finshes being built
    The convicts finish building the Old Windmill in Brisbane.

  • Christianity

    Christianity comes to Brisbane.

  • Free Settlers

    Moreton Bay is opened to free settlers.

  • Newspaper

    First newspaper is published.

  • Queensland Own Colony

    Queensland is proclaimed as its own colony free from New South Wales.

  • Queensland’s first governor

    Queensland’s first governor, Sir George Ferguson Bowen arrives in Brisbane.

  • First Queensland elections

    First Queensland elections are held

  • First Telegraph lines

    First Telegraph lines are built in Brisbane.