Exploration – Page 2 – Moreton Bay and More

Oxley returns to the Bay- 02 September 1824

1824: Oxley establishes a settlement at Redcliffe MORETON BAY. It will be remembered that the brig Amity left this port on the 2d September for the purpose of forming an establishment, under the command of Lieutenant Miller, 40th Regt. in Moreton Bay, at which place she arrived on the 12th. It is intended to haveContinue reading “Oxley returns to the Bay- 02 September 1824”

Lockyer’s expedition – 01 September 1825

1825: Major Lockyer leaves Sydney in the Mermaid for Moreton Bay. 1873: Importation of first hares into the Colony (well, that went well) 1885: Formation of the Trades and Labour Council, Brisbane 1887: Heads of Government departments, under pain of suspension, instructed to keep expenditure within estimates (the more things change….) 1825: Major EdmundContinue reading “Lockyer’s expedition – 01 September 1825”