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Tell me a story of the olden days
These days much of my research concerns the first residents at the Moreton Bay penal settlement in addition to the work devoted to extending my own family’s origins. As many of these original settlers have become favourites, one of my endeavours has been to create unique descriptions of their Moreton Bay years encouraging them to…
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From gaol to ‘the smarter end of Queen Street’: the changing face of Brisbane
In 1825 the Moreton Bay convict settlement moved from Humpybong, Redcliffe to Brisbane and more permanent growth. Building centred around North Quay, George, and Queen Streets but it was not until the arrival of Commandant Patrick Logan in 1826 that substantial building began. The widest and highest, and most significant building in Brisbane, the convict…