Building drive by deaf club
A Wellington club for the deaf has started a drive to raise funds to build clubrooms. Club members, many of whom are tradesmen, want to build the clubrooms themselves.
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Unknown
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SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, A1982-002
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Unknown, 12 November 1982
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