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New Zealand
In 1770 Captain James Cook annexed New Zealand. -
The First Fleet Arrived
Captain Arthur Philip lead the fleet of 11 ships to Australia to make the first settlement there. -
Irish Convicts Came To Australia
Around 40,000 Irish convicts came to Australia between 1788 and 1868. Most of these people were transported for theft and violence, a large number were transported for "riot and sedition". -
Sydney
In 1788 Sydney was established. -
Violent Rebellion In Ireland
In 1798 in Ireland there had been a particularly violent rebellion, this caused the mistrust and suspicion with which all Catholics were regarded by the authorities. -
The Fear Of Catholics
This fear of and bigotry against Catholics was fuelled by the clergy of the Church of New England and other Protestant denominations. This lasted until the 1800s. -
Risdon
In 1803 Risdon was established. -
The Castle Hill Convict Rebellion
In 1804 William Johnson assembled 300 men outside of Sydney and lead them in a rebellion. -
Launceston
In 1804 Launceston was established. -
Hobart
In 1804 Hobart was established. -
Norfolk Island Occupation
Norfolk Island was occupied from 1788-1814. -
Norfolk Islands Evacuation
Norfolk Island was evacuated from 1807-1814. -
The First Catholic Priests Arrived
In 1820 Fathers Therry and Conolly were the first Catholic Priests in Australia. -
Moreton Bay
In 1824 Moreton Bay was settled. -
Van Diemens Land
Van Diemens land was a part of New South Wales until 1825. -
Catholic Churches
The first Catholic Churches in Australia were built in 1830. -
Sisters of the Good Samaritan
The Sisters of the Good Samaritan was founded by Archbishop Polding in 1857 -
Bishops
In 1861 there were Catholic bishops in Sydney, Hobart, Adelaide, Perth, Melbourne and Broom. -
Sisters of St Joseph
In 1866 Mary MacKillop and Father Julian Tennison woods founded the Sisters of St Joseph. -
Government giving money
Until 1872 the Government gave money to any denomination that wanted to run schools. -
Education Acts
In 1872 in Victoria, and very soon in other Australian colonies, the state government passed a series of education acts. All education for children was free, compulsory and secular. -
Archbishop Roger Vaughan comes to Australia
Archbishop Roger Vaughan has been called the architect of Catholic education in Australia. He arrived in Australia from England in 1873. -
Archbishop Roger Vaughan returns to England
Returning to England to recruit more teachers for the schools, Roger Vaughan died there in 1883 aged 49. -
Labor Party made
The labor party began in Australia in the 1890s from the trade union movement. -
Archbishops become politically active
Archbishops become politically active especially in the labor party which had arisen from the trade union movement in 1891. -
Federal Election
In 1895 a state premiers' conference agreed that there would be elections for a federal election. -
Pastoral letter to the Australian people
In 1905 a pastoral letter to the Australian people, was sent and in it Australia bishops declared labor party was socialist only in that it worked to redress the wrongs and to alleviate the miseries of the labouring poor. -
The Little Green Catechism
Religious education in the Catholic schools, from this time up until the 1950s, centered on a little book rewritten in 1937. Late called 'The Little Green Catechism' -
Aboriginal's Were Allowed To Vote
In 1962, the Menzies Government amended the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 to enable all Indigenous Australians to enrol to vote in Australian federal elections.
