reliigiion

  • first fleet

    Arrival of First Fleet at Sydney Cove.
  • irish convicts

    First Irish convicts transported to Botany Bay
  • convict stellers

    Catholic settlers in Parramatta (N.S.W.) petition Governor Arthur Phillip for a chaplain
  • priest given permission

    a priest was given permission to celebrate religous scarments. father Jeremiah o Flynn cam to Australia to minister the catholics in australia
  • catholic bishop

    Jhon Bede Pelding became the first catholic bishop in Australia.
  • mas in bendigo

    Fr. Henry Backhaus begins to say Mass in a tent on the goldfields of Bendigo
  • chruch burns

    St. Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney destroyed by fire
  • injustice of aboriginals

    Bishops’ Pastoral Statement complains of injustice to Aborigines.
  • vincent hospital

    St. Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne opened, run by Sisters of Charity
  • death of importnat figure

    Death of Mary McKillop