The Early Church by Ahoora By ceichy 5000 BCE Aboriginal people lived in Australia and believed that they were created by the dreaming. Jan 26, 1788 The First Fleet arrived in Australia there were 11 ships and over 1000 people Feb 3, 1788 Reverend Richard Johnson of the church England of held the first mass 1793 5 people asked the governor for a catholic priest. 1796 The convicts burnt the church down. In 1793 st Phillip Anglican church was build. Period: 1798 to 1803 Many Irish were sent to Australia 1800 Fr Dixon were not allowed to say mass Period: 1800 to 1801 Fr Harold and Fr Dixon and Fr O'Neil arrived at Australia but they were not allowed to celebrate mass 1804 In 1804 Fr Dixon was not to celebrate mass but he did. 1809 Fr Dixon left Australia 1809 In 1809 fr Dixon went to jail and left Australia