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On January 1st 1843 the Christian Brothers first arrived in Sydney from Waterford Ireland to meet with John Polding to discuss Christian education in Australia.
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The Brothers established Parade College in Melbourne in 1871, with over 100 students enrolled.
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On July 5th 1875 the Christian Brothers moved to Queensland to open a Terrace for the poor children in the area.
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On January 1st 1887 they returned to Sydney and established a school in Balmain. They became leading providers of Catholic education and teacher training across the poorer areas of Sydney.
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On January 1st 1888, the Christain Brothers opened a second school in Brisbane in Maryborough.
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Archbishop Duhig and the Christian Brothers blessed and opened the Nudgee Junior College in Indooroopilly on July 10, 1891.
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On 31 January 1894, the Christian Brothers established their first school in Western Australia, Christian Brothers College Perth, on the corner of St Georges Terrace and Victoria Avenue in Perth.
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St Mary's College, founded by the Christian Brothers in 1899, has played and continues to play an important role in the education of many young men in Toowoomba.
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In 1928 in Western Australia, the Christian Brothers ran the children's homes Bindoon, Castledare Special School, Castledare, Clontarf, Subiaco Boys' Orphanage, and Tardun Farm School.
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In the 1930s The Christian Brothers in Australia address the abuse allegations and provide support for victims that were sexually abused.