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Moreton Bay Colony
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Moreton Bay (song) — Moreton Bay is an Australian Folk Song attributed to Francis MacNamara, originally titled The Convict s Arrival or The Convict s Lament on the Death of Captain Logan . It tells of the hardship a convict has experienced at different penal… … Wikipedia
Moreton Bay — For the local government area, see Moreton Bay Region. Moreton Bay Some features in north of the bay Location South East Queensland … Wikipedia
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Moreton Bay — Inlet of the Pacific Ocean, southeastern coast of Queensland, Australia. It is 65 mi (105 km) long and 20 mi (32 km) wide, and it serves as the gateway to Brisbane. In 1770 British navigator Capt. James Cook named the bay (misspelling it) for the … Universalium
Moreton Bay District — noun the settled, south eastern section of modern Qld so called before the creation of the separate colony in 1859 …
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Electoral district of East Moreton (New South Wales) — East Moreton was a former electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales created for the July 1859 election, partly replacing Stanley County in the Moreton Bay region around Brisbane. It was abolished… … Wikipedia
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