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In 1788, the first fleet landed in Australia and brought over the first wave of convict migrants from England
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Reverend Richard Johnson was the chaplain assigned to the First fleet and he conducted the first christian service in Australia
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Reverend Richard Johnson used his own funds to build his church which would be the first church ever made in Australia
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The first church in Australia, the one created by Reverend Richard Johnson was burnt down to the ground
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On 1800, Reverend Richard Johnson leaves Australia to return back to his homeland, England
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Reverent Richard Johnson is replaced by his assistant, Samuel Marsden who was also Anglican and arrive in 1794. He is credited with founding St John's Anglican Church in Parramata in 1803
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The first recorded Catholic mass was celebrated in Sydney on 15th of May 1803 by the convict priest Father James Dixon
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On the 4th of March 1804, angry at the harsh condition under which they lived, more than 300 Irish convicts armed with spears and rifles rallied at Castle Hill crying 'death or liberty'.
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in 1817, a non-convict priest named Jeremiah O'flynn arrived started conducting religious activities.
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In 1818 Jeremiah O'flynn was arrested for conducting illegal worship services and was deported.
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The English parliament passed the Catholic Emancipation Act which gave Catholics the same political rights as protestants
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By 1833, 10 catholic schools existed in the colony, catering for both catholic and protestant students
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In 1869 the priests and religious leaders argued with the current government about expanding the eductaion system and producing different types, not just one.
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In 1901, Australia was finally federated and became as it is now, the commonwealth.
