free settlers first arrived in australia on november 1836.
free settlers first arrived in australia on november 1836.
when did free settlers first arrived in australia?
november 1836
captain matthew boyd sailed from gravesend, england, on 8 august 1792, bound for new south wales and china. the government chartered "bellona" for the voyage, paying £4 4s/ton (bm)/month. "bellona" carried 17 female convicts, five free settlers and their families, and a cargo of stores. the free settlers were the first free settlers to come to australia. he reached rio de janeiro on 18 october, and arrived at port jackson, new south wales on 16 january 1793. the stores were five pipes of port wine, some rum, and 3000 lbs of tobacco. unfortunately, bad weather on the journey had spoilt a large part of the most useful articles.
bellona (1782 ship)
the first european settlement in queensland was a penal colony established at redcliffe in 1824, which moved to brisbane the following year. free settlers first arrived in 1842.









































the earliest evidence of cricket being played in queensland is in 1857, two years prior to separation from new south wales and statehood. a match between brisbane and ipswich was held in 1859 while in 1860 a toowoomba team played dalby. by 1862 there were also teams in warwick, maryborough, gayndah, gympie, rockhampton and the lockyer valley.
queensland cricket team