It was merely called the Moreton Bay colony. When the first colony was deserted for a better site on the Brisbane River, the Aborigines called the abandoned tents "Humpybong", roughly translated as "dead huts". Humpybong is still one of the suburbs of Redcliffe.
The oldest city in Queensland is arguably Redcliffe. The original colony of the Moreton Bay District, it was founded in 1824 when explorer John Oxley arrived at Redcliffe with a crew and 29 convicts. The settlement was established at Humpybong, but abandoned less than a year later when the main settlement was moved 30km away, to the Brisbane River. The name Humpybong was the aboriginal term for the abandoned settlement, as it translates to "dead huts" - which was how the settlement looked when everyone moved out. Another convict settlement was established under the command of Captain Patrick Logan. On 10 September 1825, this settlement was given the name of Brisbane.
1824. Queensland was established when explorer John Oxley and Settlement Commandant Lieutenant Miller, together with a crew and 29 convicts, arrived at Redcliffe on 13 September 1824 to start a new penal colony.
The colony of the Moreton Bay District was founded in 1824, with the first settlement established at Humpybong, north of where Brisbane now lies.This settlement was abandoned less than a year later due to insufficient fresh water. The main settlement was moved 30km away, to the Brisbane River. Another convict settlement was established under the command of Captain Patrick Logan. On 10 September 1825, the settlement was given the name of Brisbane, but it was still part of the New South Wales territory.
The colony of the Moreton Bay District was founded in 1824 when explorer John Oxley arrived at Redcliffe with a crew and 29 convicts. The settlement was established at Humpybong, but abandoned less than a year later when the main settlement was moved 30km away, to the Brisbane River. Another convict settlement was established under the command of Captain Patrick Logan. On 10 September 1825, the settlement was given the name of Brisbane, but it was still part of the New South Wales territory.
The colony of the Moreton Bay District was founded in 1824 when explorer John Oxley arrived at Redcliffe with a crew and 29 convicts. The settlement was established at Humpybong, but abandoned less than a year later when the main settlement was moved 30km away, to the Brisbane River. Another convict settlement was established under the command of Captain Patrick Logan. On 10 September 1825, the settlement was given the name of Brisbane, but it was still part of the New South Wales territory. It was proposed that the new settlement be called Edenglassie, but this never eventuated.
The city of Brisbane began as the colony of the Moreton Bay District, and it was founded in 1824 when explorer John Oxley arrived at Redcliffe with a crew and 29 convicts. The settlement was established at Humpybong, but abandoned less than a year later when the main settlement was moved 30km away, to the Brisbane River. Another convict settlement was established under the command of Captain Patrick Logan. On 10 September 1825, the settlement was given the name of Brisbane, but it was still part of the New South Wales territory. As of September 2011, the city will officially be 186 years old.
Queensland itself never became a penal colony: it was a penal colony many decades earlier, while it was still part of New South Wales.The penal colony which came to be known as the Colony of the Moreton Bay District was founded in 1824 when explorer John Oxley arrived at Redcliffe with a crew and 29 convicts. The convict settlement was established at Humpybong, but abandoned less than a year later when the main settlement was moved 30km away, to the Brisbane River.
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The colony of the Moreton Bay District was founded in 1824 when explorer John Oxley arrived at Redcliffe with a crew and 29 convicts. The settlement was established at Humpybong, but abandoned less than a year later when the main settlement was moved 30km away, to the Brisbane River. Another convict settlement was established under the command of Captain Patrick Logan.On 10 September 1825, the settlement was given the name of Brisbane, but it was still part of the New South Wales territory. The area was opened up for free settlement in 1838, and in 1839, there were calls to cease transportation to Moreton Bay. On 4 May 1842, Moreton Bay was declared a free settlement.
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