Young thugs beat up deaf mute Olgerts
Olgerts Rublis
Olgerts Rublis
Taonga source:
Sunday Times
Reference number:
SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, A1982-005
Bibliographic source:
Sunday Times, 25 April 1982
Author:
Pekka Paavonpera
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