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Lay couple Mary and Micheal Burke established the first catholic school funded entirely by catholic settlers
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St Stevens was proclaimed the Cathedral of the Diocese.
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Bishop James Quin, 5 priests and 6 Irish sisters came to Brisbane. James Quin was surprised to see so much poverty.
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Mother Vincent Wishy and the Six Sisters of Mercy established our First Catholic Secondary School named All Hollows
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Saint James school for boys was established staffed entirely by layed teachers
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By the end of the decade there was 35 new catholic schools established and fully funded by their communities.
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In 1919 Archbishop James Duhig bought several blocks of land to establish 28 new schools, as he saw a growing need for catholic education.
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Religious orders declined and so an increase in the employment of lay staff began. 26 new schools were opened.
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Major changes occurred nationwide in school funding after the Goulburn School Strike in 1862.
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The Australian people voted overwhelming in a national referendum to give the federal government the power to include Indigenous people the opportunity to vote in censuses.
