Moreton Bay penal settlement
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The Moreton Bay penal settlement was an early 19th-century British convict outpost in what is now Brisbane, Queensland, used to house reoffending and hard-labor prisoners during the expansion of colonial Australia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Moreton Bay penal settlement canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British penal colony
ⓘ
convict settlement ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Jagera people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Turrbal people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closureReason | opening of district to free settlement ⓘ |
| commandant |
Foster Fyans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henry Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ James Clunie NERFINISHED ⓘ Patrick Logan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Colony of New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1842 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Lieutenant Henry Miller
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New South Wales colonial government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | military administration ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
barracks
ⓘ
convict huts ⓘ stockade ⓘ wharf on Brisbane River ⓘ |
| heritage | origin of the city of Brisbane ⓘ |
| legalSystem | British colonial law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Australia
ⓘ
Brisbane NERFINISHED ⓘ Moreton Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ Queensland ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | early 19th century ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Brisbane River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumConvictPopulation | approximately 1200 ⓘ |
| movedFrom | Redcliffe Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movedTo | North Quay on the Brisbane River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
conflict with Aboriginal peoples
ⓘ
escape attempts ⓘ harsh discipline ⓘ use of flogging ⓘ |
| partOf | British Empire ⓘ |
| penalClass |
place of exile for worst offenders
ⓘ
secondary punishment station ⓘ |
| populationType |
civilian officials
ⓘ
convicts ⓘ military personnel ⓘ |
| predecessor | Redcliffe penal outpost NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
house secondary offenders
ⓘ
provide hard labour punishment ⓘ punish reoffending convicts ⓘ |
| replacedBy | free settlement of Brisbane ⓘ |
| startDate | 1824 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agricultural production
ⓘ
military outpost ⓘ public works ⓘ timber getting ⓘ |
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