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First Catholic School
In 1845 Lay couple Mary and Michael Burke began the story establishing the first catholic school founded entirely by money collected from local catholic settlers. -
First Permanent Church
Five Years later the settlement had its first permanent church St Steven almost ten years on St Stevens was proclaimed the cathedral of the diocese. After formally separating from New South Whales the become known as the colony of Queensland. -
Bishop James Quinn
Bishop James Quinn five Priests and six Irish sisters of Mercy Made their way to Brisbane aboard Yarra Yarra. -
James School for boys was Ebstablished
in 1868 James School for boys was established staffed entirely by lay teachers it was unique model with both religious and lay student teachers receiving their training before and after school and working in classes. -
Time Of Growth
Hallows campus the 1970s was a time of growth on the back of the Irish catholic and English protestants came a push to keep church and state separate laws were passed to provide free compulsory and secular education to children -
The Great Depression
the period from the great depression in 1929 to the end of the world was two saw Australia suffer the challenges
