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Mary Reibey
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Fr James Dixon
Born in 1758 he was a Irish priest transported to Sydney after taking part in the Irish uprising of 1798. -
First Public Catholic Mass
Fr. Dixon presented the first public mass on Australian soil on May 15th 1803 at Port Jackson followed by Mass at Parramatta on May 22nd and at Hawkesbury on May 29th. -
The Castle Hill Uprising
The Castle Hill rebellion of 1804 was a rebellion by convicts against the colonial authority of the British colony of New South Wales in the Castle Hill area -
The Rum Rebellion
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Establishment of the Catholic Church in Tasmania
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George Morley
At the time of the English civil wars, George Morley was Canon of Christ Church, and a royalist. -
Jeremiah O’Flynn
He was a priest who helped to publicize the needs of Catholics in New South Wales. -
Fr Philip Connolly
Catholic priest who arrived with Fr John Therry as the first Catholic chaplains in Sydney. -
St Mary’s Cathedral
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The Beginning of Catholic Education
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Fr Julian Tenison Woods
Father woods he co-founded the Congregation of Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart at Penola in 1866. -
Fr John Therry
Therry was responsible for building multiple churches around Australia. He is most renowned for building St. Bedes Church in Appin, which is the oldest Catholic Church still in use in Australia mainland. -
John Bede Polding
He was the first Roman Catholic bishop in Australia (from 1835), where eight years later he became the first archbishop of Sydney. -
Caroline Chisholm
From helping single girls Caroline Chisholm's work expanded to the assistance of family people, especially those who had large numbers of young children. -
Sisters of charity
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Mary Mackillop
Mary Mackillop Was born in Melbourne she opened a lot of schools that teach Catholic religion and she was Australia’s first saint. -
Christian brothers
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Sisters of Mercy
The Sisters of Mercy founded schools and hospitals across the globe. -
Society of St Vincent de Paul
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Eureka Stockade
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Good Samaritan Sisters
The Sisters of the Good Samaritan hold a unique place in history being the first women's religious congregation to be founded in Australia. -
William Davies
William Henry Davies was a Welsh poet and writer. -
Establishment of the sisters of Joseph
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Arrival of the Marist Brothers
