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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