Australian Catholic Church

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  • First public Catholic mass

    Was the first public Catholic mass after they had been illegal before that

  • Castle hill uprising

    It was Australia’s first uprising

  • The rum rebellion

    officers and men of the New South Wales Corps marched over to the Government House in Sydney in act of rebellion against the Governor William Bligh.

  • St Mary’s cathedral

    It was the first Catholic Church in Australia.

  • 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.

  • Eureka stockade

    Lots of people went to Ballarat in Victoria to search for gold.

  • Catholic education

    Parramatta Marist High School Was the fist Catholic school in Australia

  • Arrival of Marist brothers

    First arrived at the invitation of the Archbishop of Sydney, the early schools were established in poorer parishes in Sydney.