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First Fleet
Irish convicts arrive in Australia aboard the First Fleet -
Catholic Burial
La Perouse buries a monk at Botany Bay, the first noted Catholic ceremony in Australia -
Frs Dixon, O'Neill and Harold
Father Dixon, Father O'Neill and Father Harold come to Australia -
Fr Dixon celebrates mass
Governor Macquarie allows Father Dixon to celebrate a public mass for the first time in the country's history -
Dixon's right revoked
Castle Hill RebellionMacquarie revokes Dixon's right to celebrate mass after the Castle Hill Rebellion of 1804 -
O'Flynn arrives in Australia
Jeremiah O'Flynn arrives in Australia -
O'Flynn practicing mass
O'Flynn tells Macquarie he has the papers from London to celebrate mass on the next ship, although he is lying. -
O'Flynn sent home
O'Flynn is sent back to England -
Priests allowed into Australia
Two Catholic priests are allowed to travel to Australia- Father John Terry and Father Philip Connolly -
St Mary's Cathedral
The construction of St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney begins. This is a milestone for the Catholic Church in Australia -
Anglican Church Disestablished
Church ActIn 1836, in accordance with the Church Act, the Church of England was disestablished from the NSW colony. -
Sisters of Charity
Bishop Polding requests a group of nuns to be sent to Australia. These are the Sisters of Charity -
Christian Brothers
The Chrisitan Brothers travel to Australia. They established our school, as well as Lewisham and Burwood. -
School established
The sisters build a school in Tasmania. -
Jesuits establish premises
The first order of priests in the country settle in South Australia -
Sisters of the Good Samaritan
The Sisters of the Good Samaritan are formed. -
Schools built
St Igantius College at Riverview, St Aloysius and Xavier Colleges are built. -
Constitution
The Australian ConstitutionThe Australian Constitution of 1901 contained the Freedom of Religion Act, which allowed anyone to worship their own faith. This also meant that the Government was no longer associated with a paritcular Religion. -
After the Second Vatican Council
After the Second Vatican Council, the number of priets dropped. -
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Catholic Education
Since the 1960's, the Catholic education system-mostly under lay staff (non-vocational persons) has risen to be an integral part of the education system, with about 20% of all students sttending one. -
Sisters of Charity open HIV/AIDS ward
The first HIV / AIDS ward in Australia is established in St Vincents Hospital, Kings Cross. -
SMCC
As of the 2000's, St Mary's Cathedral College remains the only Catholic school with a Christian Brother as the headmaster.
