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First Irish convicts transported to Botany Bay
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Catholic settler in Parramatta petition Govener Phillip for a priest
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Fr Dixon was caught up in the reaction of the Irish Rebellion
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Fr Dixon arrived in NSW
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First official public Mass is held by under strict Government supervision and is celebrated by priest Fr James Dixon
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Father Dixon became a Priest
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Fr John Therry and Fr Phillip Conolly
Fr John Therry and Fr Phillip Conolly, Australia’s first official priests, arrive in Sydney. Fr Therry opens the first Catholic school in Parramatta -
Father Conolly leaves for Hobart leaving Fr John Therry the only priest on mainland Australia
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Transportation of convicts to NSW is suspended
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The British government passed the Australian colonies Government act which allowed of Victoria and the Moreton bay settlements