Assessment study - Significant People: What are they known for?

Question 1

What is Father Julian Tennison Woods known for?

Answer 1

English Catholic priest and geologist, active in Australia. With Mary MacKillop (later Saint Mary MacKillop), he co-founded the Congregation of Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart at Penola in 1866.

Question 2

What is Archbishop Daniel Mannix known for?

Answer 2

Mannix was well known for his involvement in the campaigns opposing the 1916 and 1917 conscription referendums in Australia, which went against the views of Prime Minister Hughes.

Question 3

What is Archbishop John Bede Polding known for?

Answer 3

first Roman Catholic bishop in Australia (from 1835), where eight years later he became the first archbishop of Sydney.