Arrival & Establishment
He was the Church of England chaplain who arrived with the First Fleet in 1788.
Who is Rev. Richard Johnson?
The general term for the distrust and tension between different Christian denominations.
What is sectarianism?
Formed in 1817, this was Australia's first charitable organization to receive government subsidies.
What is the Benevolent Society of NSW?
This Presbyterian minister founded the Australian Inland Mission in 1912.
Who is John Flynn?
This 1880 Act made education "free, compulsory, and secular" in NSW.
What is the Public Instruction Act?
These two Christian denominations made up the vast majority of convicts on the First Fleet.
What are the Church of England and Roman Catholic?
This 20th-century event heavily entrenched the divide between "loyal" Protestants and "disloyal" Catholics.
What is World War I (or the Conscription Referenda)?
This Catholic lay organisation, established in France in 1833, had 26 Sydney branches by 1895.
What is the St Vincent de Paul Society?
These "bands of men" were recruited from England to "preach like Apostles and ride like cowboys".
Who are the Bush Brotherhoods?
This religious group built its own massive school system after state aid was removed in 1882.
Who are the Catholics?
This non-Christian tradition was present before 1788 through the visits of Makassan fishermen.
What is Islam?
He was the prominent Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne who fiercely opposed conscription.
Who is Dr. Daniel Mannix?
This denomination's mission slogan in 1884 was "A living Christ for a dying world".
What is the Central Methodist Mission (or Wesley Mission)?
Launched in 1919, this Anglican organization used married clergy and female missioners in rural areas.
What is the Bush Church Aid (BCA)?
A slang term for Christians who strictly pushed for laws against drinking, gambling, and swearing.
What are "wowsers"?
This 1901 Act became the basis for the "White Australia" policy, significantly impacting religious diversity.
What is the Immigration Restriction Act?
This 1902 organization was formed to counter what it called the "secret tactics" of Roman Catholicism.
What is the Protestant Defence Society (PDS)?
Known as the "Salvos," this group emphasized practical welfare as a means of bringing the Christian message.
What is the Salvation Army?
John Flynn’s use of the wireless and aeroplane led to the creation of this vital medical service.
What is the Flying Doctor Service?
The idea that the primary role of the clergy was to maintain the moral order of the colony.
What is "God’s Police"?
This religious group established the first permanent community in the 1870s on Thursday Island.
Who are the Sinhalese Buddhists?
These were often included in job advertisements until the 1940s to exclude a specific religious group.
What is "no Catholics need apply"?
During this 1930s crisis, most Australian churches remained politically silent and conservative.
What is the Great Depression?
This group had a major advantage in the bush because their nuns and brothers were willing to live in remote areas.
Who is the Catholic Church?
These laws reflected Christian values by restricting retail and professional sport on the Sabbath.
What are Sunday Observance laws?