Yes. Roman Catholics were aboard the First Fleet. The First Fleet consisted of some Irish Catholics as well as the English prisoners.
from WikiPedia:Catholicism arrived in Australia with the British First Fleet in 1788. The first Australian Catholics were mainly Irish.
The First Fleet arrived in Australia in 1788, which was during the 18th century.
The First Fleet departed Portsmouth, England on 13 May 1787 and initially arrived in Australia on 18 January 1788, moving to Sydney Cove on 26 January 1788.
The First Fleet, carrying convicts, officers, marines, and their families, landed in Botany Bay on 18 January 1788, but did not disembark. The Fleet then landed in Port Jackson, where Sydney is now located, on 26 January 1788, to establish a convict colony.
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from WikiPedia:Catholicism arrived in Australia with the British First Fleet in 1788. The first Australian Catholics were mainly Irish.
The First Fleet of 11 ships arrived in Sydney in 1788.
The First Fleet arrived in Australia in 1788, which was during the 18th century.
The First Fleet departed Portsmouth, England on 13 May 1787 and initially arrived in Australia on 18 January 1788, moving to Sydney Cove on 26 January 1788.
The First Fleet, carrying convicts, officers, marines, and their families, landed in Botany Bay on 18 January 1788, but did not disembark. The Fleet then landed in Port Jackson, where Sydney is now located, on 26 January 1788, to establish a convict colony.
White settlement in Australia commenced in 1788, with the arrival of the First Fleet.
The First Fleet, consisting of British convicts and soldiers, arrived in Sydney on January 26th 1788. This day is commemorated each year as 'Australia Day.'
The first fleet arrived in Australia not Brazil and it arrived on the 18th of January 1788.
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The First Fleet first arrived in botany Bay on 18 January 1788, but it did not stay there, and the convicts did not disembark. Due to several problems with the site, the fleet moved to Port Jackson, arriving on 26 January 1788.
The First Fleet arrived in Sydney Cove on 26 January 1788.