Significant Queensland Events from 1825 to 1842
Events depicted here are meant only to capture a time relationship of general Queensland history with surveying and mapping events of the same time period portrayed on this site.
1827
Allan Cunningham discovered the pass now named in his honour that provided an easier inland passage across the Great Dividing Range.
1837
Steamships arrived in Brisbane for the first time, the first being the James Watt.
1839
Moreton Bay lost its status as a penal settlement. All convicts were returned to Sydney.
Last updated: 26 November 2007