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[3] [4] Quakers have traditionally professed a priesthood of all ... South Australia (which extends into Northern Territory), Tasmania, Victoria, and Western ...
Quakers within Australia Yearly Meeting generally follow the unprogrammed style of worship. Australia Yearly Meeting comprises seven Regional Meetings: New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, Canberra, Queensland and West Australia Regional Meetings.
Quakers were at the center of the movement to abolish slavery in the early United States; it is no coincidence that Pennsylvania, center of American Quakerism, was the first state to abolish slavery. In the antebellum period, "Quaker meeting houses [in Philadelphia] ...had sheltered abolitionists for generations."
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Gordon Wellington "Gord" Fraser (March 3, 1894 – October 1, 1964) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played five seasons in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Cougars, Montreal Canadiens, Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Quakers.
A Elisabeth Abegg (1882–1974), German educator who rescued Jews during the Holocaust Damon Albarn (b. 1968), English musician, singer-songwriter and record producer Harry Albright (living), Swiss-born Canadian former editor of The Friend, Communications Consultant for FWCC Thomas Aldham (c. 1616–1660), English Quaker instrumental in setting up the first meeting in the Doncaster area Horace ...
John Sinton, JP, (born 1 November 1835 in Tamnaghmore House, County Armagh; died 13 September 1890 in Ravernet, County Down), was an Ulster Scot industrialist, philanthropist and Quaker. He was the seventh child of nine born to David Sinton (1792–1860) and Sarah Green (1795–1856).
Australian Quakers (18 P) Pages in category "Quakerism in Australia" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.