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James Dixon

By AlexandraR000

  • 1780

    1780
    If catholic convicts wanted to say catholic prayers they would have to do it very secretly

  • 1788

    1788
    When the first fleet arrived in Sydney cove 30%of the convicts were baptised catholic

  • 1788

    1788
    If Convicts refused to go to the Anglican massy they would get flogged.

  • 1800

    1800
    The first priests arrived in New South Wales in the early 1800’s. But they arrived as convicts, James Dixon was one of the convicts. He was given permission to present mass for Catholics, at a couple of locations such as Liverpool, parramatta and Sydney.

  • 1803

    1803
    In 1803 the first public catholic mass was held

  • 1850

    1850
    Father Dixon was put to work as a school teacher