1922 (In the year) 192- |
Oswald Whitaker, a Sydney optometrist, and Euphemia Eleanor `Effie' Baker, a photographer, become Bahá'ís, the first Australians to accept the Faith. [BW14:320; SBR160-1, BW2p129]
In the 1930s Effie Baker travelled to Persia to take photographs of historical sites. [BW14:320]
See SETPE1p105-107 for her contribution while serving in Haifa.
For Effie Baker's obituary see BW14:320-1. |
Oswald Whitaker; Effie Baker; Photography; - First Bahá'ís by country or area; Australia; Iran |
the first Australians to accept the Faith |