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Lay couple nary and Michael Burke began the story establishing the first catholic school funded entirely by money collected from local catholic settlers.
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in 1850 the settlement had its first permanent church st Stephens
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in 1861 bishop James Quinn five priests and six irish sisters of mercy made their way to the Brisbane a board the yarra yarra.
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in 1868 was St James school for boys was established stewed entirely by late teaching.
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in 1929 to the end of world war 2 saw Australia suffer the challenges of wide spread poverty and unemployment