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250 attend school’s jubilee celebrations

Three first-year pupils and three sets of twins numbered among the 250 or so former pupils, teachers, family and friends who attended the St Dominics School for the Deaf 50th jubilee over Anzac Weekend.

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Carol Cotter
Carol Cotter
David Loving-Molloy
David Loving-Molloy
Gerald Koat
Gerald Koat
Jackie Overall (Smith)
Jackie Overall (Smith)
Janette Smith
Janette Smith
Maree Carroll (Ward)
Maree Carroll (Ward)
Patricia Whau Whau (Wood)
Patricia Whau Whau (Wood)
Sister Bernadette
Sister Bernadette
Sister Louise Timpany
Sister Louise Timpany
Sister Maureen
Sister Maureen
Taonga source:
St Dominic’s Catholic Deaf Centre
Reference number:
SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, A1994-002
Bibliographic source:
Unknown, April 1994
Author:
Lynda Evans
Copyright status:
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