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1616
Dutch sea captain Dirk Hartog landed on western coast of Australia -
Period: to
1778
Arrival of First Fleet at Sydney Cove. Possibly first Mass was said on Australian soil during this year by Fr. Receveur -
Period: to
1802
Foundation of Christian Brothers by Edmund Ignatius Rice, Ireland -
Period: to
1803
First public Mass said by Fr. Dixon -
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1820
Frs. Therry and Conolly, the first official priests arrive -
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1821
Construction of first Catholic church at Richmond, Tasmania -
Period: to
1835
Bede Polding becomes Australia's first Catholic bishop -
Period: to
1838
Arrival of Caroline Chisholm in Australia -
Period: to
1839
Arrival of Fr. Patrick Geoghegan in Melbourne -
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1847
James Alepius Goold becomes first Catholic bishop of Melbourne -
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1854
Establishment of the St. Vincent de Paul Society in Australia -
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1865
St. Mary's Cathedral, in Sydney destroyed by fire . -
Period: to
1866
Mary McKillop and Fr. Julian Tenison Woods found Sisters of St. Joseph. And also Daniel Murphy appointed second Archbishop of Hobart -
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1871
Completion of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Ballarat. -
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1906
Beginning of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart missions in the Northern Territory -
Period: to
1909
the death of Mary McKillop -
Period: to
1932
the Sydney Harbour Bridge completed -
Period: to
1967
Archbishop James Robert Knox appointed Archbishop of Melbourne -
Period: to
1986
John Paul II visits Australia -
Period: to
1995
John Paul II visits Australia for Beatification of Mary McKillop. -
Period: to
1996
Appointment of Dr. George Pell as Archbishop of Melbourne. and the St Francis Cathedral Adelaide completed. -
Period: to
2000
Opening of Corpus Christi seminary, Carlton. Opening of Catholic Theological College, East Melbourne by Cardinal Francis George of Chicago. And St Mary’s Cathedral Sydney completed