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Fr James Dixon
Roman Catholic priest, was born at Castlebridge, County Wexford, Ireland, into a family in comfortable circumstances.First priest of Australia -
First public catholic mass
Irish priest transported to Sydney after taking part in the Irish uprising of 1798. On 15 May 1803 he conducted the first public Roman Catholic mass and marriage in Sydney. -
Castle Hill uprising
In 1804 at Castle Hill, north of Parramatta, there was an attempt by convicts to seize power. The Castle Hill Rebellion, also known as the Second Battle of Vinegar Hill, and Australia's Battle of Vinegar Hill, was a rebellion by 300 Irish convicts against British colonial authority. -
Rum Rebellion
On 26th January 1808, officers and men of the New South Wales Corps marched to Government House in Sydney in an act of rebellion against Governor William Bligh. Bligh was arrested and the colony was placed under military rule. ... The term 'Rum Rebellion' was not used at the time. -
Fr John therry
John Therry was an Irish Roman Catholic priest in Sydney, Australia. He was responsible for building multiple churches around Australia. -
jeremiah o'flynn
He was a priest who helped to publicise the needs of catholics in New south Wales. He influenced the British government in 1820 to allow the first roman catholics to be sent to Australia. -
St Mary's Cathedral
The cathedral was built on land given by Governor Macquarie, the building was petitioned to be built by Father Therry for a Catholic site -
establishment of the catholic church in tasmania
The Catholic Church became established in Tasmania, then Van Diemen's Land, in 1821 with the arrival of Father Philip Connolly. At the time, about one third of the population was Roman Catholic. ... For most of Tasmania's history the proportion of Catholics to other religions has only been about one fifth -
The beginning of catholic education
It was built on a man named Van Diemen’s land, it was established when Father Phillip Connolly arrived. -
William davis
He was the first church of England appointed schoolmaster in Wollongong. -
john bede polding
John Bede Polding, (born November 18, 1794, Liverpool, England—died March 16, 1877, Sydney, Australia), first Roman Catholic bishop in Australia (from 1835), where eight years later he became the first archbishop of Sydney. -
The Eureka Stockade
The Eureka Stockade was caused by a disagreement over what gold miners felt were unfair laws and policing of their work by government. Police invaded the mines to enforce the licensing laws, in late November 1854. ... The miners refused to cooperate, and burned their licences and stoned police. -
Marist Brothers
In 1872, the Marist Brothers were invited by the Archbishop of Sydney to assist in developing schools for young Australian people. ... Boarding schools would soon be set up in country towns to ensure remote students would also have access to education.