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Deaf people can now use the telephone

So far, four teleprinter phonetype telephones have been installed in the homes of totally deaf people in the Wellington area. They can be hired from the Wellington branch of the New Zealand deaf communications network.

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Christine Martin
Christine Martin
David Smith
David Smith
Lillian Walton
Lillian Walton
Lindsay (Lee) Bamford
Lindsay (Lee) Bamford
Tony (Anthony) Walton
Tony (Anthony) Walton
Taonga source:
The Dominion
Reference number:
SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, A1974-002
Bibliographic source:
The Dominion, 16 July 1974
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St Dominic’s Catholic Deaf Centre
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