Mime put to use
Susie (Suzanne) Ovens
Susie (Suzanne) Ovens
Taonga source:
NZ Woman’s Weekly
Reference number:
SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, A1982-003
Bibliographic source:
NZ Woman's Weekly, 16 August 1982, p.30
Author:
Geraldine Gannaway
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