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1845 - first catholic school was built
In 1845 lay couple Mary and Michael Burke began the story establishing the first catholic school funded entirely by money collected from local catholic setlers -
1850 - first permanent church
In 1850 the settlement had its first permanent church since St Stevens -
1859 - St Stevens cathedral of Diocese
In 1859 the St Stevens was proclaimed the cathedral of the Diocese after formally from NSW to become the known colony of Queensland -
1861 - first catholic secondary school
in 1861 Bishop James Quin made his way to Brisbane aboard the Yarra Era. Mother Vincent Witty and the sisters of mercy established our first catholic secondary school, All Hallows. -
1868 - James School For Boys was established
in 1868 the St James School For Boys was established staffed entirely by lay teachers -
1870 - division between the Irish catholics and the English protestants
The 1870's was a time of growth on the back of the divide between the Irish catholic and the English protestants came to a push to keep church and state separate laws. -
1900 - 35 catholic schools established
by the end of the decade there were 35 catholic schools established and fully funded by their communities. Catholic education not only survived but flourished. It was around this time that St Mackillop and the Sisters of St. Joseph arrived in Brisbane. -
1929 - great depression
the period from the great depression in 1929 to the end of WW2 saw Australia suffer their challenges of wide spread poverty and unemployment. -
1930 - 28 new schools established
by 1930 catholic Bishop James Chui invested large tracks of land around Brisbane and had established 28 new schools -
1931 - the turn of the century saw much transphormation
the turn of the century saw much transphormation like the newly formed federation of the Australian states or the new Archdiocese of Brisbane and a new Archbishop Robert.
