R.E

By AvaCarrick
  • Aboriginal dream time
    1 BCE

    Aboriginal dream time

    Dreamtime is the foundation of Aboriginal religion and culture. It dates back some 65,000 years.
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    The evolution of religion in Australia

  • Christianity's Arrival

    Christianity first arrived in Australia with the First Fleet this was the arrival of convicts and settlers from Britain.

  • First christian service

    This was the first christian service held in a colony in NSW.

  • First Catholic Priest arrived

  • More Christian traditions came to Australia

    This included Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist, Congregationalist, Lutheran and Baptist Churches. These churches were brought in by the European settlers

  • The official beginning of the Catholic Church in Australia.

    The arrival of Fathers Therry and Connoly, appointed by the Government in London.
  • The First church was built

    The First church was built

    St.Mary’s Chapel Sydney.
  • Bishop Polding arriving

    Bishop Polding arriving

    Bishop Polding was the first Roman Catholic Bishop to arrive in Australia. Polding was born in Liverpool, England in 1794.

  • The first Lutherans came to Australia

    They settled in South Australia. They came from Germany to escape religious persecution and to start a new life.

  • The arrival of Chinese Buddhists

    The discovery of Gold in Australia saw the arrival of many Chinese Buddhists.

  • Muslims arrival

    Muslims arrived in the 19th century
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    The arrival of a large Jewish population

    Before the Second World War, around 7000 to 8000 Jewish refugees from Germany, Austria and Czechoslovakia came to Australia, this was the largest number of people around 5000.

  • The arrival of Muslims, Eastern Christians, and others

    Turmoil in the Middle East brought many more religions to Australia

  • Aboriginal people census

    Aboriginal people stated in the census that they may identify as christian but their traditional beliefs come first.