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Early Settlement
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First Fleet Arrival
The first fleet arrived after 8 months of sailing -
St Mary’s Cathedral
Father James Dixon celebrates the first Mass authorised by the government, in the cathedral -
Fr James Dixon
He was an Irish priest moved to Sydney after being in the Irish rebellion in 1798. On 15 May 1803 He ran the first public Roman Catholic marriage and mass in Sydney. -
First Public Catholic Mass (Fr Dixon )
Fr James Dixon conducted the first public Roman Catholic mass and marriage in Sydney. -
Castle Hill Uprising
The uprise was an attempt by some of the Irish convicts to undo British rule in New South Wales and go back to Ireland where they could go fight for an Irish republic. -
William Davis
He was an Irish convict who donated land to make St. Patrick’s church -
The Rum Rebellion
A group of colonists and officers formed a rebellion against the Governor at the time William Bligh who was attempting to limit their commercial interests in this case rum, in the new colony. They marched on Government House and arrested the governor. -
Jeremiah O Flynn
He was a priest who help make known the needs of Catholics in New South Wales and to persuade the British government in 1820 to let the first official Roman Catholic missionaries to be sent to Australia -
George Morley
Australia’s first Catholic school was opened in October 1820 by George Morley, a Roman Catholic teacher. -
Fr Philip Conolly
He got to Sydney in May 1820, and after a year’s duty there, Conolly reached Hobart Town on 14 April 1821. His first Mass was celebrated at a store. -
Fr John Therry
Fr John Therry and Fr Philip Conolly, Australia’s first official priests, arrive in Sydney. He opens the first Catholic school in Parramatta and asks Governor Macquarie for land on to build the settlement’s first Catholic church. Father Conolly leaves to go to Hobart leaving Fr John Therry the only priest on mainland Australia -
Catholic Education
After the arrival of Therry and Connolly development took place.By 1833, there were about ten Catholic schools.Catholic schools received government help, but campaign’s had begun and it became clear that Catholic schools couldn’t rely on help longer.Between 1872 and 1893, States passed an Education Act removing state aid to schools. With no money to pay teachers, the bishops talked to religious orders in Ireland and other places, and religious sisters and brothers were responding to the problem. -
Establishment Of Catholic Church In Tasmania
The Catholic Church became established in Tasmania, in 1821 with the arrival of Fr Philip Connolly. At the time, about one third of the people were Roman Catholic. Most of them were convicts, or former convicts, from Ireland. -
John Bede Polding
He became the first Roman Catholic bishop of Sydney, Australia. Then went on to become an archbishop -
Eureka Stockade
On 30 November, 500 miners gathered under the Eureka flag and chose Peter Lalor as the leader. They swore to fight together against police and military. After the oath, they built a stockade, and waited for the battle. On 3 December 1854, government troops stormed the diggers' weak stockade at Eureka. In an intense battle that lasted about 20 minutes, more than 30 men were killed. -
Marist Brothers Arrivals
Starting with a small school, the Marist Brothers were committed to providing care and an education to all young people, regardless of their circumstances, backgrounds and gender.
