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A solemn and impressive ceremony was witnessed last Sunday at St. Dominic’s School for the Deaf, near Feilding, when the Catholic Prelate, His Grace Archbishop P.T.B. McKeefry blessed the new building at the school.

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Reference number:
SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, A1954-008
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Source unknown, donated by St. Dominic's Catholic Deaf Centre, 1954
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article – Taonga source: Unknown

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Images – Taonga source: Manawatu Deaf Society

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