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First Fleet arrived
The first fleet arrived containing mostly irish convicts.
Only 10% were catholic -
First Priests arrived in Australia
The first priests arrived in Australia (convicts) -
James Dixon granted the right to perform mass
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Father John Joseph Therry and Phillip Connolly appointed priests
Appointed by the government in London -
there were ten catholic schools in Australia
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State aid was removed from education
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Australian priests outnumbered Irish priests
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Baby boomers increased Catholics population significantly.
