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===Yerrinbool Baháʼí School===

===Yerrinbool Baháʼí School===

Since its inception the religion has had involvement in [[Socio-economic development (Baháʼí)|socio-economic development]] beginning by giving greater freedom to women,<ref name="iranhistory">{{cite encyclopedia |last=Momen |first=Moojan |title=History of the Baháʼí Faith in Iran |encyclopedia=draft『A Short Encyclopedia of the Baháʼí Faith』|publisher=Bahai-library.com |url=http://bahai-library.com/momen_encyclopedia_iran#9.%20Social%20and%20economic%20development |access-date=2009-10-16}}</ref> promulgating the promotion of female education as a priority concern,<ref>{{cite journal |last=Kingdon |first=Geeta Gandhi |title=Education of women and socio-economic development |journal=Baháʼí Studies Review |volume=7 |issue=1 |year=1997 |url=http://bahai-library.com/kingdon_education_women_development}}</ref> and that involvement was given practical expression by creating schools, agricultural coops, and clinics.<ref name="iranhistory"/> In 1937, one hundred delegates and observers attending the national Baháʼí convention in Sydney celebrated the founding of the Yerrinbool Baháʼí School<ref name="yerr">{{cite web |last=Hassall |first=Graham |title=Yerrinbool Baha'i School 1938 - 1988, An Account of the First Fifty Years |work=Published Articles |publisher=Baháʼí Library Online |url=http://bahai-library.com/hassall_yerrinbool_1938-1988 |access-date=2008-07-20}}</ref> which was next to "Bolton Place" founded just the year before. Kitchen and dining facilities were added in 1946. In 1947 non-Baháʼí speakers [[Harold Morton]], a Sydney radio announcer, and Muslim Fazel (Frank) Khan presented at the school and the Khan family converted shortly thereafter. By 1963 the Yerrinbool Baháʼí School was wholly owned and managed by the National Spiritual Assembly. The second national youth conference was held at Yerrinbool in 1970 and succeeding youth conferences were held in [[Canberra]] (1972), Adelaide (1973), [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] (1974), Canberra (1975), [[Brisbane]] (1976), Sydney (1977), Hobart (1978), and Melbourne (1979). In 1983 the schools program included summer, spring and autumn schools, three deepening institutes, an annual studies conference, a "Third World Awareness" weekend sponsored by the Sydney Baháʼí youth, Baháʼís studies conferences sponsored by the [[University of Tasmania]] Baháʼí Society which lead to the initial formation of the [[Association for Baháʼí Studies]] chapter in Australia whose first meeting was at Yerrinbool.<ref>{{cite conference |author=Association for Baháʼí Studies – Australia |title=Report on Scholarship, 1997 |book-title=Scholarship Institute |publisher=Association for Baháʼí Studies – Australia |date=10 April 1998 |location=Yerrinbool, Australia |url=http://bahai-library.com/hassall_yerrinbool_report_1997 |access-date=2008-04-06}}</ref> More recently, Yerringbool Baháʼí School was formally registered as a not-for-profit college in Australia under the name of Yerringbool Baháʼí Center for Learning Ltd. (YBCL) which operates two divisions of [[Education for Peace Institute of Australia]], and [[Yerrinbool College]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Hayati |first=Souri |title=A Historical Institution |work=Yerrinbool Baháʼí Center for Learning |url=http://www.ybcl.org/joomla_1.5.3/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=44&Itemid=28 |access-date=2008-07-20 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111004144806/http://www.ybcl.org/joomla_1.5.3/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=44&Itemid=28 | archive-date = 4 October 2011 | url-status = dead}}</ref>

Since its inception the religion has had involvement in [[Socio-economic development (Baháʼí)|socio-economic development]] beginning by giving greater freedom to women,<ref name="iranhistory">{{cite encyclopedia |last=Momen |first=Moojan |title=History of the Baháʼí Faith in Iran |encyclopedia=draft『A Short Encyclopedia of the Baháʼí Faith』|publisher=Bahai-library.com |url=http://bahai-library.com/momen_encyclopedia_iran#9.%20Social%20and%20economic%20development |access-date=2009-10-16}}</ref> promulgating the promotion of female education as a priority concern,<ref>{{cite journal |last=Kingdon |first=Geeta Gandhi |title=Education of women and socio-economic development |journal=Baháʼí Studies Review |volume=7 |issue=1 |year=1997 |url=http://bahai-library.com/kingdon_education_women_development}}</ref> and that involvement was given practical expression by creating schools, agricultural coops, and clinics.<ref name="iranhistory"/> In 1937, one hundred delegates and observers attending the national Baháʼí convention in Sydney celebrated the founding of the Yerrinbool Baháʼí School<ref name="yerr">{{cite web |last=Hassall |first=Graham |title=Yerrinbool Baha'i School 1938 - 1988, An Account of the First Fifty Years |work=Published Articles |publisher=Baháʼí Library Online |url=http://bahai-library.com/hassall_yerrinbool_1938-1988 |access-date=2008-07-20}}</ref> which was next to "Bolton Place" founded just the year before. Kitchen and dining facilities were added in 1946. In 1947 non-Baháʼí speakers [[Harold Morton]], a Sydney radio announcer, and Muslim Fazel (Frank) Khan presented at the school and the Khan family converted shortly thereafter. By 1963 the Yerrinbool Baháʼí School was wholly owned and managed by the National Spiritual Assembly. The second national youth conference was held at Yerrinbool in 1970 and succeeding youth conferences were held in [[Canberra]] (1972), Adelaide (1973), [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] (1974), Canberra (1975), [[Brisbane]] (1976), Sydney (1977), Hobart (1978), and Melbourne (1979). In 1983 the schools program included summer, spring and autumn schools, three deepening institutes, an annual studies conference, a "Third World Awareness" weekend sponsored by the Sydney Baháʼí youth, Baháʼís studies conferences sponsored by the [[University of Tasmania]] Baháʼí Society which lead to the initial formation of the [[Association for Baháʼí Studies]] chapter in Australia whose first meeting was at Yerrinbool.<ref>{{cite conference |author=Association for Baháʼí Studies – Australia |title=Report on Scholarship, 1997 |book-title=Scholarship Institute |publisher=Association for Baháʼí Studies – Australia |date=10 April 1998 |location=Yerrinbool, Australia |url=http://bahai-library.com/hassall_yerrinbool_report_1997 |access-date=2008-04-06}}</ref> More recently, Yerringbool Baháʼí School was formally registered as a not-for-profit college in Australia under the name of Yerringbool Baháʼí Center for Learning Ltd. (YBCL) which operates two divisions of [[Education for Peace Institute of Australia]], and [[Yerrinbool College]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Hayati |first=Souri |title=A Historical Institution |work=Yerrinbool Baháʼí Center for Learning |publisher=Yerrinbool Baháʼí Center for Learning |url=http://www.ybcl.org/joomla_1.5.3/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=44&Itemid=28 |access-date=2008-07-20 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111004144806/http://www.ybcl.org/joomla_1.5.3/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=44&Itemid=28 | archive-date = 4 October 2011 | url-status = dead}}</ref>



===Development in other states===

===Development in other states===

Baháʼís in Brisbane were established as early as 1928 but it was not until 1949 that a local spiritual assembly was elected.<ref name="queen"/> A Bahaʼi Society was established on the campus of the [[University of Queensland]] in 1961. By 1978 there were Local Assemblies in [[Albert Shire]], Brisbane, [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]], [[Mornington Island]] and [[Palm Island, Queensland|Palm Island]], [[Pioneer Shire]], [[Redland Shire]], [[Toowoomba]] and [[Townsville]], as well as groups in [[Gympie]], [[Ipswich, Queensland|Ipswich]], [[Mackay, Queensland|Mackay]], [[Shire of Mulgrave (Queensland)|Mulgrave Shire]], [[Murweh Shire]], [[Noosa Shire]], [[Rockhampton, Queensland|Rockhampton]] [[Wondai Shire]] and [[Caboolture, Queensland|Caboolture]] in 1983.<ref>{{cite web |title=Welcome |work=Caboolture Baháʼí Community |year=2003 |url=http://www.caboolture.qld.bahai.org.au/home.htm |access-date=2008-07-22}}</ref> In 1987, local assemblies in Queensland numbered 25.

Baháʼís in Brisbane were established as early as 1928 but it was not until 1949 that a local spiritual assembly was elected.<ref name="queen"/> A Bahaʼi Society was established on the campus of the [[University of Queensland]] in 1961. By 1978 there were Local Assemblies in [[Albert Shire]], Brisbane, [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]], [[Mornington Island]] and [[Palm Island, Queensland|Palm Island]], [[Pioneer Shire]], [[Redland Shire]], [[Toowoomba]] and [[Townsville]], as well as groups in [[Gympie]], [[Ipswich, Queensland|Ipswich]], [[Mackay, Queensland|Mackay]], [[Shire of Mulgrave (Queensland)|Mulgrave Shire]], [[Murweh Shire]], [[Noosa Shire]], [[Rockhampton, Queensland|Rockhampton]] [[Wondai Shire]] and [[Caboolture, Queensland|Caboolture]] in 1983.<ref>{{cite web |title=Welcome |work=Caboolture Baháʼí Community |publisher=Caboolture Baháʼí Community |year=2003 |url=http://www.caboolture.qld.bahai.org.au/home.htm |access-date=2008-07-22}}</ref> In 1987, local assemblies in Queensland numbered 25.



Refocussing attention on the Melbourne community active projects were initiated and the assembly was reformed in 1948. The members of that local spiritual assembly were Emily and Cyril Easey, Ron Cover and his mother Irene Cover, Freda Adams, Mrs E. Bennett, Madam Holden-Graham, Eleanor Wheeler, and Vi Hoehnke<ref name="vict"/> and by 1953 communities near Melbourne included [[Ballarat, Victoria|Ballarat]] and [[Geelong, Victoria|Geelong]] however reorganizing along civic boundaries in 1957 spit the Melbourne community into Melbourne, [[Camberwell, Victoria|Camberwell]], [[Malvern, Victoria|Malvern]], [[Caufield]], [[Oakleigh, Victoria|Oakleigh]], [[Mordialloc]] and [[Brighton, Victoria|Brighton]].<ref name="vict"/>

Refocussing attention on the Melbourne community active projects were initiated and the assembly was reformed in 1948. The members of that local spiritual assembly were Emily and Cyril Easey, Ron Cover and his mother Irene Cover, Freda Adams, Mrs E. Bennett, Madam Holden-Graham, Eleanor Wheeler, and Vi Hoehnke<ref name="vict"/> and by 1953 communities near Melbourne included [[Ballarat, Victoria|Ballarat]] and [[Geelong, Victoria|Geelong]] however reorganizing along civic boundaries in 1957 spit the Melbourne community into Melbourne, [[Camberwell, Victoria|Camberwell]], [[Malvern, Victoria|Malvern]], [[Caufield]], [[Oakleigh, Victoria|Oakleigh]], [[Mordialloc]] and [[Brighton, Victoria|Brighton]].<ref name="vict"/>

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