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Immigration From Britain and Ireland
160,000 convicts were transported from overcrowded prisons in England to Australia from 1788 to 1868, forming the basis of the first migration from European Countries to Australia. -
Cardinal Moran
Patrick Francis Moran was the 3rd Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney and the first cardinal appointed from Australia -
The Establishment of the Maronite Eparchy
On 8 May 1893, the Maronite Patriarch sent two priests to Sydney, Australia, having noticed the need to make a Maronite Mission in Australia. In 1894, a Maronite chapel was set up in Waterloo and served until 1897 -
Federation
The Federation of Australia was the act in which the six British self governed colonies of Australia, agreed to unite and form the Commonwealth of Australia, making a system of federalism in Australia. -
Marist Brothers and Fathers
The Marist Brothers is an international Religious Institute of the Catholic Church founded by a French priest, St Marcellin Champagnat, in 1817. Members of the Institute devote themselves to following Christ as Mary did, through the vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. -
De La Salle Brothers
the De la Salle Brothers is a worldwide religious teaching congregation within the Catholic Church. They arrived in Australia in 1906 to establish Catholic schools. By 1932 a De la Salle school was established in Roma, Queensland, and in 1955 they set up a school and community in Scarborough. -
Conscription Date
in 1911, the Australian government had introduced compulsory military training for males aged from 18 to 60 years of age. General enthusiasm for military service may have been a motivating factor, among other reasons for volunteering. -
World War I
World War I was a global war starting in Europe that lasted from the 28th of July 1914 to the 11th of November 1918. When Great Britain declared war Germany in August 1914, Australia, as a member of the British Empire, was automatically at war. -
Archbishop Mannix
Daniel Patrick Mannix was an Irish-born Catholic bishop. For 46 years he was the Archbishop of Melbourne and one of the most influential public figures in 20th century Australia. -
The Depression Years
The Great Depression was the the absolute worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialised world, lasting from 1929 to 1939. It began after the stock market crash of October 1929, which sent Wall Street into a panic and wiped out millions of investors. -
Bob Santamaria
Bartholomew Augustine Santamaria, was an Australian Roman Catholic anti-communist political activist and journalist. He was a guiding influence in the founding of the Democratic Labour Party. Founded Australian families association. -
Cardinal Gilroy
Sir Norman Thomas Gilroy was an Australian archbishop. He was the first Australian born cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church -
The Labour Party Split
The Australian Labor Party split of 1955 was a split within the Australian Labor Party along ethnocultural lines and about the position towards communism. Key players in the split were the federal opposition leader H. V. "Doc" Evatt and B. A. Santamaria, the dominant force behind the "Catholic Social Studies Movement" or "the Movement".