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British and Irish Immigration to Australia
From the 1830s to 1914 over 300,000 Irish and British people immigrated to Australia. -
The Marist Brothers Arrives in Australia
The first Marist Brothers arrived in Australia in 1872 and established schools in Sydney. -
Cardinal Moran Arrives in Australia
Moran came from Ireland to be the Archbishop of Sydney in 1884 and only 1 year later he became Cardinal. -
The Maronite Church is Established in Australia
On 8 May 1893, the Maronite Patriarch sent two priests to Sydney, having realized the need to establish a Maronite Mission in Australia. -
Cardinal Gilroy is Born
Norman Gilroy, was born on 22 January 1896 in Sydney. -
The Federation of Australia
The Federation of Australia was the process by which the six separate British self-governing colonies of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, and Western Australia agreed to unite and form the Commonwealth of Australia, establishing a system of federalism in Australia. -
The De La Salle Brothers Arrive in Australia
The De La Salle Brothers arrived in Australia in 1906 to establish Catholic schools. -
Cardinal Moran Contributes to Catholic Education
Moran was determined to have all Catholic children in schools staffed by religious Orders and by 1911 more than three-quarters of the Catholic children in Sydney of primary-school age were in his system. -
Daniel Mannix Arrives in Australia
In 1912, he was consecrated a bishop and appointed Archbishop of Melbourne, arriving in 1913 to take up the position. -
World War One
The global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918. -
Bob Santamaria is Born
Bob Santamaria was born in 1915, in Melbourne Victoria. -
The Conscription Debate in Australia
The Australian Government would ask the people of Australia to vote in a referendum to introduce a conscription policy. The campaign for and against conscription was bitterly contested. The debate divided Australian society. -
The Labor Party Split
The Australian Labor Party split of 1916 occurred following the disagreement within the Australian Labor Party over conscription in Australia. -
Mannix Becomes Archbishop of Melbourne
Daniel Mannix became Archbishop of Melbourne in 1917. His opposition to conscription brought him and the Catholic community into conflict with Australia's Protestants. -
The Great Depression
The Great Depression, hit the New South Wales economy with great severity. Unemployment, already high at 10% in mid 1929, was 21% by mid 1930 and rising, hitting almost 32% in mid-1932. -
Santamaria Founds the Catholic Social Studies Movement
In 1941, Santamaria founded the Catholic Social Studies Movement, generally known simply as "the Movement", which recruited Catholic activists to oppose the spread of communism. -
Gilroy Becomes a Cardinal
Gilroy was created a cardinal on 18 February 1946, becoming the first Australian-born member of the College of Cardinals.
