Important Events and Developments from 1750 - 1918 in Australia and in the Australian Catholic Church

By Emma Perak
  • Captain Cook Discovers Australia

    Captain Cook Discovers Australia

    James Cook discovered and charted the Eastern coastline of Australia in the HMS Endeavour
  • First Fleet Arrive at Botany Bay

    First Fleet Arrive at Botany Bay

    Although the fleet arrived in the Bay, they did not land ashore. Many Irish Catholics were on board
  • Captain Philip and his Crew sets Foot in Sydney Cove

    Captain Philip and his Crew sets Foot in Sydney Cove

    When they got ashore, they raised the British Flag and drank to the health of the king.

  • The First Execution

    Thomas Barratt was hanged for stealing in stores

  • Blue Mountains Discovered

    Captain Philip led a group of men and discovered the mountains

  • Second Fleet Arrives

    Also called the death fleet, as the ships were struck with a food crisis

  • Third Fleet Arrives

  • Governor Philip Returns to England with Bennelong.

    Bennelong was the first Australian-born to sail to Europe

  • Sydney Cove was Wrecked

    This made the survivors travel inwards and upwards into Australia, leading to some more geographical discoveries

  • George Bass and Matthew Flinders Prove That Tasmania is In-fact an Island

    They sailed from Sydney and then sailed all around Tasmania, proving that its was an island

  • First Public Mass

    Fr Dixon held the first mass in Sydney

  • The Rum Rebellion

  • First Catholic Church was Built

    The first church is Australia was constructed in Richmond, Tasmania

  • Brisbane Was Founded

    A penal colony was established at Moreton Bay

  • The First Bishop was Appointed

  • New Zealand Split

    On this date, New Zealand was established as a seperate colony

  • Western Australia Became a Penal Colony

  • Victoria Separated from NSW

    A year after, the Victorian gold rush started

  • St Vincent de Paul Society was Founded

  • The Eureka Stockade

    The Eureka Stockade was a rebellion of Victorian gold miners.

  • Founding of the Sisters of St Joseph

    Mary MacKillop and Fr Julian Tension Woods founded the Sisters of St Joseph due to the lack of Education in the rural areas

  • Ned Kelly was Hanged

    The most infamous bush ranger in all of Australia's history was hanged in the Melbourne Gaol.

  • Waltzing Matilda was First Sung in Public

  • Australia Becomes a Federation

    Although there were many obstacles, Australia finally became a Federation resulting of two national votes.