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Religious Education: Religion in Australia pre-1945

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Relevant books for this topic can be found in the CBL Information collection 270-280

The arrival and establishment of Christianity in Australia

Timeline of The Catholic Church in Australia
The Irish Rising that shaped Australia
The University of Melbourne report
The Irish Rising - A Terrible Beauty is Born
Digitised free public exhibition

The arrival and establishment of other religious traditions in Australia

Islam

Australian Federation of Islamic Councils
Remembering Muslim Histories of Australia
Regina Ganter book chapter
Exploring Islam in Australia
Australia's Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia
Excavating the Past: Australian Muslims
La Trobe journal article by Hanifa Deen

Buddhism

Buddhist Council of NSW
Buddhism In Australia
Buddhism in Australia: Wellbeing, Belonging, and Social Engagement research project.

Judaism

The Jewish experience in Australia
National Archives of Australia factsheet - with links to archival records.
The Jewish Council of Australia

The impact of sectarianism on the relationship among Christian denomination in Australia pre-1945

“A Veritable Hurricane of Sectarianism”: The Year 1920 and Ethno-Religious Conflict in Australia
Digitised book chapter
"That all may Justice Share”: Sydney Catholics in the Interwar Years 1919-1929.
Research paper by Monica van Gend (B.A.), read from page 16
Marrying Out - Catholic-Protestant Unions in Australia, 1920s-70s
Conference contribution by Siobhan McHugh

The contribution of Christianity to social welfare in Australia in Australia pre-1945

The role of Christianity in rural and outback communities pre-1945

From Bush Brothers to Mission Area in 130 Years
The Bush Brotherhood: Interview with the Bishop of North Queensland
Digitised newspaper article on Trove
Bush Church Aid
Australian Inland Mission
National Library of Australia collection

The contribution of Christianity to the provision of education in Australia pre-1945

The Quiet Revolution in Catholic Schooling in Australia
Catholic education has been educating Australian students for over 200 years.
National Catholic Education Commission website
The Proliferation of Secularism and the Corrosion of Education
By Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP, and delivered at the Inaugural Kathleen Burrow Research
Institute Lecture, on 26 May 2021.

Initiatives taken by Christianity in Australia in the area of public morality pre-1945

Temperance and Melbourne’s grand coffee palaces
State Library of Victoria blog post
The Temperance Movement in Queensland: 175 years - Resource List
State Library of Queensland blog post
The Temperance movement in Australia
Nicole Starling's PhD website on researching the relationship between religious belief and secular morality in the temperance movement during the middle decades of the nineteenth century.