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This week is Deaf Awareness Week. Nelson Mail reporter interviewed two women from Nelson’s deaf community this week: Fliss Maera and Susan Thomas. The Nelson Club has between 25 to 30 members.

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Fliss Maera
Fliss Maera
Susan Thomas (Jeffries)
Susan Thomas (Jeffries)
Taonga source:
Nelson Mail
Reference number:
SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, A1992-029
Bibliographic source:
Nelson Mail, 3 October 1992, p.11
Author:
Rachael Derry
Copyright status:
This work is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
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