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An Auckland-Manawatu netball game with a difference – all the players were deaf. Deaf people from all over New Zealand are participating in the 25th NZ deaf sports convention which began in Hamilton yesterday.

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Diane Burch
Diane Burch
Dorothy Jones (Beck)
Dorothy Jones (Beck)
Ella McNamara
Ella McNamara
Gloria Fage
Gloria Fage
Kathy Sedon
Kathy Sedon
Taonga source:
Waikato Times
Reference number:
SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, A1980-009
Bibliographic source:
Waikato Times, 25 October 1980, p.1
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