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the frist catholic convicts were irish convicts and aproximatly 40,000 irish convicts came to australia between 1788 and 1868
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a particularly violent rebellion by the irsh caused a mistrust and suspicion with which all catholics were regarded with by authorities
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William johnston, an irishman transported for taking part in the 1798 rebellion in ireland assembled three hundred men outside sydney.he led them in rebellion against the goverment at castle hill in n.s.w this was spediliy and violently supressed but it added to the suspicion and hatred by the authorities. farther dixon had his right to say mass revocked
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the first official non convict priest arrived in 1820 they were farthers therry and conolly
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the first catholic schools were being built and established
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the sisters of the good samaritan were founded byarchbishop polding in 1857
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catholic bishops were in schools from 1861 in sydney,hobart,adelaid,perth,melbourne and brisbane
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mary mackillop and farther julian tennison woods founded the sisters of st joeseph in 1866 and started opening schools for the poor rural kids insouth australia
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in 1890 from the trade union movement the l;abor party began
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catholics started to follow politics and support the labor party
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a state premiers agreed that ther would be elections for a federal convention cardinal moran spoke strongly for federation
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The Australian governments passs an immergration act called the white australia policy
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in 1905 bishops declare that they support the labor party
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in 1910 the labor patry won victory in both state and federal elections
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in 1911 catholic federation was formed to help support catholic schools it was supported by the bishops
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In 1914 dr mannix with the support of the catholic federation in victoriabegan a campaine to persuade catholics to only vote for catholic polititions weather they were in the labor party or not.