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John Oxley explored more than 80 kilometres of the Brisbane river.
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redcliffe was abandoned in favour of what is now known as Brisbane city
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captain Patrick Logan took charge of the Morton bay colony.
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Logan started to develop the colony by planting many cornfields and other crops.
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Logan was killed by a indigenous Australian while exploring the upper end of the Brisbane river.
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Morten bay penal colony was closed in 1839 and Brisbane became a free settlement.