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Team Photo: Auckland Adult Deaf Society Indoor Basketball, First Grade, 1951

Auckland Adult Deaf Society (Inc.) Indoor Basketball; First Grade, 1951. Back Row – J. McRae, A. Hartley, M. Forman, T. Gibling. Front Row – Dz Svikers (Sports Master), K. Gordon, R. Forman (Capt.), O. Gibbons, S. Smith (Pres.).

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Alan Hartley
Alan Hartley
Dz Svikers
Dz Svikers
John McRae
John McRae
Keith Gordon
Keith Gordon
Merv Forman
Merv Forman
Owen Gibbons
Owen Gibbons
Ray Forman
Ray Forman
Sen (Stewart) Smith
Sen (Stewart) Smith
Tom Gibling
Tom Gibling

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Taonga source:
Auckland Deaf Society
Reference number:
SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, 1951-P002-ADS
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