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first fleet
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early settlement
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William Davis
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Fr James Dixon
Permission to celebrate MASS lasted 10 months -
1st Mass
In 1803 Fr James Dixon threw the first ever public mass -
Castle Hill Uprising
on the 4th 1804 John Cavenah set fire to his hut at castle hill at 8:00 for the signal for rebellion to start. The Castle hill uprising was the first prising Australia ever experienced. The rebellion was attempted by a group of Irish convicts attempting to overthrow the British rule in New South Wales and return to Ireland where they could continue to fight for an Irish republican -
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The Rum Rebellion
On 26th January 1808, officers and men of the New South Wales Corps marched to Government House in Sydney in an act of rebellion against Governor William Bligh. Bligh was arrested and the colony was placed under military rule. ... The term 'Rum Rebellion' was not used at the time.The rebellion started 26th or January 1808 and ended the 1st of January 1810. -
Jeremiah O'Flynn
Mass in homes with no permission -
George Morley
Directed Fr John Therry to establish a catholic school in Australia - possibly the first principal of Parramatta Marist -
Fr John Joseph Therry
1st Appointed priests for the colony. -
Fr Philip Connolly
1st Appointed priests for the colony. -
John Bede Polding
1st Bishop, 1842 Archbishop -
Beginning of catholic education
The first Catholic schools, humble as they were, sprang up in the Sydney area in the 1830s. They were run mainly by lay people. -
St Mary's Cathedral
The first St Mary's was built on land given to the church in 1820 by Governor Macquarie, who had been petitioned by Father John Joseph Therry for a site for a Catholic chapel. The site chosen was on the edge of town, close to the convict barracks and convict garden. Macquarie laid the foundation stone in October 1821. -
Eureka Stockage
The Eureka Stockade was caused by a disagreement over what gold miners felt were unfair laws and policing of their work by government. Police invaded the mines to enforce the licensing laws, in late November 1854. ... The miners refused to cooperate, and burned their licences and stoned police. -
the arrival of the Marist Brothers
In 1872, the Marist Brothers were invited by the Archbishop of Sydney to assist in developing schools for young Australian people. ... Boarding schools would soon be set up in country towns to ensure remote students would also have access to education.
