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The new Wellington field office is playing its part in other developments of interest to deaf people, such as the spread of total communication and the growing importance of the Wellington Deaf Society.

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Heather Stewart (Thompson)
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Pat Dugdale
Pat Dugdale

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Taonga source:
Karori News
Reference number:
SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, A1982-019
Bibliographic source:
Karori News, 8 July 1982
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