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Cardinal Moran
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Archbishop Mannix
His opposition to conscription brought him and the Catholic community into direct conflict with Australia's Protestant majority. -
Cardinal Gilroy
He was the first Roman Catholic cardinal to receive a knighthood since the English Reformation. -
Federation
Convinced the colonies would be stronger if they united, -
World War 1
World War I, also known as the Great War, began in 1914 after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. -
Bob Santamaria
Santamaria founded the Catholic Social Studies Movement, generally known simply as "the Movement" -
They depressions years
The Great Depression was the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world, lasting from 1929 to 1939. -
The Labour Party Split
The split helped keep Prime Minister Menzies' government in power for another 17 years.