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In 1823, John Oxley, a British explorer, sailed north from what is now Sydney to scout possible penal colony sites in '''Gladstone (then Port Curtis)''' and '''Moreton Bay.''' At Moreton Bay, he found the Brisbane River. He returned in 1824 and established a penal settlement at what is now '''Redcliffe'''. The settlement, '''initially known as Edenglassie''', was then transferred to the current location of the '''Brisbane city centre'''. In 1839, transportation of convicts was ceased, culminating in the closure of the Brisbane penal settlement. <ref>"Queensland", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queensland#European_colonisation, accessed 28 March 2022.</ref> | In 1823, John Oxley, a British explorer, sailed north from what is now Sydney to scout possible penal colony sites in '''Gladstone (then Port Curtis)''' and '''Moreton Bay.''' At Moreton Bay, he found the Brisbane River. He returned in 1824 and established a penal settlement at what is now '''Redcliffe'''. The settlement, '''initially known as Edenglassie''', was then transferred to the current location of the '''Brisbane city centre'''. In 1839, transportation of convicts was ceased, culminating in the closure of the Brisbane penal settlement. <ref>"Queensland", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queensland#European_colonisation, accessed 28 March 2022.</ref> | ||
===Redcliffe=== | |||
{{Place|Australia}} | In 1823, the Governor of New South Wales, Thomas Brisbane, instructed that a new northern penal settlement be developed, and an exploration party led by John Oxley further explored the Moreton Bay area. Oxley recommended Red Cliff Point for the new colony, reporting that ships could land at any tide and easily get close to the shore. | ||
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The settlement, along the banks of what is now called Humpybong Creek in Redcliffe town centre, consisted of small, temporary dwellings with gardens and vegetables planted. However the lack of a reliable water supply, attacks by Aboriginal people, large mosquito numbers, and insufficient facilities for safe anchorage meant that the settlement needed to be moved after eight months. The settlement relocated to the banks of the Brisbane River at North Quay, 28 kilometres (17.4 mi) south. Redcliffe was then abandoned, with just a small number of dwellings remaining. Local Aboriginal people called these empty buildings "oompie bongs", anglicised to mean, in reverse, 'dead house', and the name was given to the entire Redcliffe peninsula.<ref>"Redcliffe Peninsula", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redcliffe_Peninsula#History, accessed 28 March 2022. | |||
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