Morton Bay Settlement

By stephanienorris

  • John Oxley's mission

    1823 October the 16th, Sir Thomas Brisbane directs John Oxley to find new suitable convict settlement site.

  • finding land

    1824 September the 2nd, John Oxley establishes Moreton Bay convict settlement as part of the New South Wales colony in Redcliffe.

  • finally here

    1824 November the 23rd, Governor Brisbane visits Moreton Bay settlement.

  • welcome to brisbane

    1825 January the 18th, Queensland’s first governor, Sir George Ferguson Bowen arrives in Brisbane.

  • the windmill

    1828-1830 April the 7th, The Old Windmill is built by convicts in Brisbane.

  • christ comes

    1838 December the 5th, Christianity comes to Brisbane.

  • come on in

    1842 January the 27th, Moreton Bay is opened to free settlers.

  • newspaper

    1846 January the 20th, First newspaper is published.

  • the new state

    1859 October the 21st, Queensland is proclaimed as its own colony free from New South Wales.

  • the boss

    1859 December the 10th, Queensland’s first governor, Sir George Ferguson Bowen arrives in Brisbane.

  • the elections

    1860 may the 9th, First Queensland elections are held.

  • telegraph lines

    1861 march the 6th, First Telegraph lines are built in Brisbane.