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First Bishop of Melbourne
James Alipius Goold was appointed the first Bishop of Melbourne in 1848. He was born in Cork, Ireland, in 1812. He built schools and several churches, including St John's, and became the first and most reputable bishop in Melbourne. -
Gold Rush
The Victorian gold rush was a period where an influx of population growth and financial capital for Melbourne. This was a result of the procurement of wealth. This happened between 1851 to the late 1860s. It lead to what Australia is today as Melbourne was where gold was mostly located. -
Establishment of St. Vincent de Paul Society in Australia
The St. Vincent de Paul Society is a voluntary organization that was founded by Frédéric Ozanam in the Catholic Church for people who were poor. This organization is very much the same as other voluntary organizations, such as the Salvation Army or Australian Red Cross. -
St Mary's Cathedral is destroyed by fire
The first St Mary's Cathedral in College Street, Sydney was destroyed by fire. The only things that remained were the belltower. After the cathedral was burnt down, plans for a new cathedral were drawn up and the foundation stone of the building was laid in late 1868. The new and rebuilt cathedral was finished in 1928. This is significant in Australia's history for being the first land granted to the Catholic Church in Australia. -
St. Patrick's cathedral building completion
St. Patrick's Cathedral was planned in the time period of 1809 to 1815. The cathedral was planned by the French-born architect Joseph François Mangin, who is also the same person that co-designed New York's, City Hall. The building was later completed in 1878. -
Western Australia enacted full women's suffrage
Women’s Suffrage is the right of women to vote in Elections, Western Australia granted voting rights to women in 1899, this to an increase in the number of parties and potential constituencies and also led to the creation of the Internation Women Suffrage Alliance formed in 1904. -
Australia becomes federation and the first prime minister is elected
Australia becomes a federation and Edmund Barton becomes the 1st Prime Minister of Australia. -
Laws in Australia based around religions
The Australian government adds a new law in the Australian Constitution which states that "no law should be written against religion, or against the free expression of religion. This all happened because of the first British settlers in the 18th century, as they suggested this law in the first place. -
The first federal Labor (minority) government was formed
When Chris Watson was the third prime minister of Australia he formed the first federal Labor government in 1904. -
First World War ends
The first world war ends, and 60,000 Australians died which impacted Australia’s Economy but also benefitted from its relationship with the Britain empire -
Christianity becomes the most practiced religion in Australia
Christianity is now the most followed religion, as there are a large number of European migrants wanting to re-establish their lives after World War 2. This has a positive impact on Australia's history as there won't be as many churches as there are today. -
Goods and Services Tax was made
The Howard Government introduced and formed the Goods and Services tax which still runs today, It was led by the Prime minister at the time John Howard, and it added 10% to most goods.