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The Colony of Queensland was a colony of the British Empire from 1859 to 1901, when it became a State in the federal Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901. At its greatest extent, the colony included the present-day State of Queensland , the Territory of Papua and the Coral Sea Islands Territory .
Between 1907 and 1959 the island was a leper colony. [7] In 2007, the island was declared as Teerk Roo Ra National Park and Conservation Park, [7] [6] usually called Teerk Roo Ra National Park. Since 2011 it has been jointly managed by the Quandamooka Yoolooburrabee Aboriginal Corporation and the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service.
Moreton Bay Penal Settlement 1824 to 1842 State Library of Queensland. The Convict Records of Queensland 1825-1842 - UNESCO's Australian Memory of the World Register; Colonial Secretary's letters received relating to Moreton Bay and Queensland 1822-1860, State Library of Queensland. Colonial Secretary's papers 1822-1877, State Library of Queensland
In 1851, a public meeting was held to consider Queensland's separation from New South Wales. On 6 June 1859 Queen Victoria signed letters patent to form the colony of Queensland. A proclamation was read by George Bowen on 10 December 1859 [14] whereupon Queensland was formally separated from New South Wales.
Queensland's economy expanded rapidly in 1867 after James Nash discovered gold on the Mary River near the town of Gympie, sparking a gold rush and saving the Colony of Queensland from near economic collapse. While still significant, they were on a much smaller scale than the gold rushes of Victoria and New South Wales.
In 1842 free settlement was permitted and people began to colonize the area voluntarily. On 6 June 1859 Queensland became a colony separate from New South Wales. In 2009 the Convict Records of Queensland, held by the Queensland State Archives and the State Library of Queensland was added to UNESCO's Australian Memory of the World Register. [24]
Fantome Island Lock Hospital and Lazaret Sites is a heritage-listed former leper colony at Fantome Island, one of the Palm Island group in the Aboriginal Shire of Palm Island, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1926 to 1945 by Queensland Government. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 8 June 2012. [1]
Colony Year opened Year closed Cockatoo Island: New South Wales: 1839: 1869 Rose Hill: New South Wales: 1788 Sydney Cove: New South Wales: 1788: 1840 Moreton Bay: Queensland (New South Wales before 1859) 1824 Redcliffe: Queensland: 1823: 1824 Maria Island: Van Diemen's Land [note 1] 1825: 1851 Port Arthur: Van Diemen's Land: 1830 Richmond: Van ...