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British/Irish immigration
Throughout this time period, migrants from Britain and Ireland made up by far the largest majority of migrants to Australia. Through most for it, Britain was the largest amount, with Ireland coming in a close second. The formation of the United Kingdom and the inclusion of Northern Ireland into the UK, among other things, caused the Irish numbers to go down, though Britain stayed up the top of the immigration numbers for a long time -
Marist Brothers
The first Marist brothers arrive from Europe to Australia in 1872. They founded many schools for Australian Childern -
Cardinal Moran
Cardinal Moran, though he was born in Ireland, becomes the first Cardinal of the Catholic Church to be appointed in Australia -
Federation
Australian states join together to form a United country -
De La Selle Brothers
Twelve De La Salle Brothers from Ireland and France arrived in Sydney on 6th January 1906. -
WWI
World War One breaks out in 1914, pitting England (and therefore its colony of Ireland) and its allies against Germany and its allies -
Conscription Debate
The debate around whether Australians should be forced (or conscripted) to fight for the country during the war. -
Archbishop Daniel Mannix
Daniel Mannix becomes the archbishop of Melbourne -
The Great Depression
A large financial downturn that affected almost the whole world. It started in 1929 and finished in the late 1930’s -
Bob Santamaria
Bob Santamaria (left) founds The Catholic Worker, a newspaper that talked about catholic social teaching and ideas -
Cardinal Gilroy
In 1946, he becomes the first Australian born person to become a cardinal of the Catholic Church -
The Labor Party Split
The Australian Labor Party breaks into two factions, ostensibly along religious lines -
The Maronite Eparchy
Due to a large emigration of Lebanese Maronite Christians in mid / late 19th century, the Maronite Patriarch in 1889 decided that pastoral ministry among the Lebanese Christians in Sydney should be established. Though churches were built and priests were sent to Australia prior to the official establishment, the Maronite Eparchy of Sydney was finally officially established in 1973
