October 17, 1830 – the Death of Captain Logan. In another age, when news travelled very slowly, a newspaper editor in Sydney was vigorously libeling a man he looked forward to meeting in Court shortly. It was October 1830, and Edward Smith Hall of the Monitor was busily publishing articles on the cruelty of CaptainContinue reading “On this day – October 17.”
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The British Military Presence in Brisbane
The Commandants, Soldiers, and their Families. In 1824, Moreton Bay was designated by the British Government as a place of secondary punishment. It was not quite as isolated as the Norfolk Island Penal Colony, but seemed that way, because there were no roads open from Sydney. It may as well have been a remote island.Continue reading “The British Military Presence in Brisbane”
Moreton Bay and More 