Twin Auckland Footballers
R.Schischka (centre) and L.Schischka, two members of the Ponsonby senior Rugby team with their coach E.J. Skinner. The Schischka twins are both deaf and dumb.
- Deaf Sports
- TV/Media
Taonga source:
Lesley Schischka
Reference number:
SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, A1944-004
Bibliographic source:
NZ Herald, 13 June 1944, p.2
Copyright status:
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