World Games for the Deaf: Thursday 5 January 1989
A full page update from Christchurch Star on the World Games for the Deaf – Thursday 5 January. Be quick for souvenirs…No need for a whistle or gun; Close watch for drugs.
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Christchurch Star
Reference number:
SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, A1989-028
Bibliographic source:
Christchurch Star, 5 January 1989, p.12
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