Atlas of Australia

Australia
Australia
	Australia with administrative divisions shown.
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	Contents 1 Regions of Australia; 2 Demography 2.1 Population; 2.2 Language, ethnicity, and religion; ; 3 History 3.1 Background; ; 4 Media; 5 Notes and references; 6 Entries available in the atlas;

The Bahá’í Faith in Australia has a long history beginning with a mention by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in 1916^[1] following which United Kingdom/American emigrants John and Clara Dunn came to Australia in 1920.^[2] They found people willing to convert to the Bahá’í Faith in several cities while further immigrant Bahá’ís also arrived.^[3] The first Local Spiritual Assembly was elected in Melbourne^[4] followed by the first election of the National Spiritual Assembly in 1934.^[5] Though at first denied in 1948, Iranian Bahá’ís arrived in number after 1973 following the persecution of Bahá’ís in Iran.^[6] Since the 1980s, the Bahá’ís of Australia have become involved in and spoken out on a number of civic issues, from interfaith initiatives such as Soul Food^[7] to conferences on indigenous issues^[8] and national policies of equal rights and pay for work.^[9]

National Assembly: Australia
Statistics
Population: 24,125,848
Bahá’í pop.: 20,000 ^[10]
Local Assemblies: 200
History
First Bahá’í to visit: John Hyde Dunn, Clara Dunn
First local Bahá’í: Oswald Whitaker, Effie Baker
First National Assembly: 1934 with New Zealand; 1957 independently

Regions of Australia[edit]

Demography[edit]

Population[edit]

Language, ethnicity, and religion[edit]

History[edit]

Background[edit]

Media[edit]

A collection of media related to Australia

Events (Conferences • Conventions (Nat'l) • Establishments • Holy days • Publications • Seasonal schools (Summer • Winter))
Maps • Buildings and structures • Bahá’í centres (Local • National) • Cities • Schools • Houses of Worship
People (Children) • Spiritual Assemblies (Local • National) • Atlas

Notes and references[edit]

General remarks

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Notes

References

↑ ‘Abdu’l-Bahá [1916-17] (1991). Tablets of the Divine Plan, Paperback, p. 40/42, Wilmette, Illinois, USA: Bahá’í Publishing Trust. ISBN 0877432333.
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↑ William Miller (b. Glasgow 1875) and Annie Miller (b. Aberdeen 1877) - The First Believers in Western Australia The Scottish Bahá’í No.33 – Autumn, 2003
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Entries available in the atlas[edit]

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Themes
Bahá’í World Centre • Holy places (in Israel, Iran, Iraq) • Houses of Worship

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History
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Countries
A: Afghanistan • Albania • Algeria • Andorra • Angola • Antigua and Barbuda • Argentina • Armenia • Australia • Austria • Azerbaijan • B: Bahamas • Bahrain • Bangladesh • Barbados • Belarus • Belgium • Belize • Benin • Bhutan • Bolivia • Bosnia and Herzegovina • Botswana • Brazil • Brunei • Bulgaria • Burkina Faso • Burundi • C: Cambodia • Cameroon • Canada • Cape Verde • Central African Republic • Chad • Chile • China • Colombia • Comoros • Congo (Democratic Republic) • Congo (Republic) • Costa Rica • Côte d’Ivoire • Croatia • Cuba • Cyprus • Czech Republic • D: Denmark • Djibouti • Dominica • Dominican Republic • E: East Timor • Ecuador • Egypt • El Salvador • Equatorial Guinea • Eritrea • Estonia • Ethiopia • F: Fiji • Finland • France • G: Gabon • Gambia • Georgia • Germany • Ghana • Greece • Grenada • Guatemala • Guinea • Guinea-Bissau • Guyana • H: Haiti • Honduras • Hungary • I: Iceland • India • Indonesia • Iran • Iraq • Ireland • Israel • Italy • J: Jamaica • Japan • Jordan • K: Kazakhstan • Kenya • Kiribati • Korea (Democratic People’s Republic) • Korea (Republic) • Kuwait • Kyrgyzstan • L: Laos • Latvia • Lebanon • Lesotho • Liberia • Libya • Liechtenstein • Lithuania • Luxembourg • M: Macedonia (Republic) • Madagascar • Malawi • Malaysia • Maldives • Mali • Malta • Marshall Islands • Mauritania • Mauritius • Mexico • Micronesia (Federated States) • Moldova • Monaco • Mongolia • Montenegro • Morocco • Mozambique • Myanmar • N: Namibia • Nauru • Nepal • The Netherlands • New Zealand • Nicaragua • Niger • Nigeria • Norway • O: Oman • P: Pakistan • Palau • Panama • Papua New Guinea • Paraguay • Peru • Philippines • Poland • Portugal • Q: Qatar • R: Romania • Russia • Rwanda • S: Saint Kitts and Nevis • Saint Lucia • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines • Samoa • San Marino • São Tomé and Príncipe • Saudi Arabia • Senegal • Serbia • Seychelles • Sierra Leone • Singapore • Slovakia • Slovenia • Solomon Islands • Somalia • South Africa • South Sudan • Spain • Sri Lanka • Sudan • Suriname • Swaziland • Sweden • Switzerland • Syria • T: China (Republic)/Taiwan • Tajikistan • Tanzania • Thailand • Togo • Tonga • Trinidad and Tobago • Tunisia • Turkey • Turkmenistan • Tuvalu • U: Uganda • Ukraine • United Arab Emirates • United Kingdom • United States • Uruguay • Uzbekistan • V: Vanuatu • Vatican City • Venezuela • Vietnam • Y: Yemen • Z: Zambia • Zimbabwe

[tab1-1] ‘Abdu’l-Bahá [1916-17] (1991). Tablets of the Divine Plan, Paperback, p. 40/42, Wilmette, Illinois, USA: Bahá’í Publishing Trust. ISBN 0877432333.

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[miller-3] William Miller (b. Glasgow 1875) and Annie Miller (b. Aberdeen 1877) - The First Believers in Western Australia The Scottish Bahá’í No.33 – Autumn, 2003

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[nat-5] The Bahá’í Faith: 1844-1963: Information Statistical and Comparative, Including the Achievements of the Ten Year International Bahá’í Teaching & Consolidation Plan 1953-1963, Compiled by Hands of the Cause of God Residing in the Holy Land, pages 22 and 46.

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[10] Official Australian Bahá’í website

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