Team Photo: Auckland Deaf Society Badminton Representatives, N.Z. Deaf Societies Convention, 1968 — SignDNA - Deaf National Archive New Zealand

Team Photo: Auckland Deaf Society Badminton Representatives, N.Z. Deaf Societies Convention, 1968

AUCKLAND DEAF SOCIETY INC. BADMINTON REPRESENTATIVES; N.Z. DEAF SOCIETIES CONVENTION, CHRISTCHURCH, OCTOBER 1968. WINNERS OF THE BOB SCOTT MEMORIAL SHIELD INTER-CLUB BADMINTON. J.M.Hunt (Reserve), D.Powell (Captain), J.McRae (Manager), K.Pivac, N.Doherty, L.E.Hunt.

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Des Powell

John Hunt

John McRae

Kevin Pivac

Laura Hunt

Ngaire Doherty

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