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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.
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