Team Photo: Auckland Deaf Society Indoor Basketball Club, 1974 — SignDNA - Deaf National Archive New Zealand

Team Photo: Auckland Deaf Society Indoor Basketball Club, 1974

AUCKLAND DEAF SOCIETY (INC.): Indoor Basketball Club; Y.M.C.A. Major Mens ‘C’ Handicap Competition Winners: 1974. Games Played 6, Won 4, Lost 2. Points – For 253, Against 206. Standing: R. Sheffield, P. Hughes, P. Chatfield, D. Crighton. Seated: W. Katu, P. Murray (Capt.), N. Norris. Absent: P. Oxspring, J. Eaton, A. Chitty.

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Alan Chitty

Bill (William) Katu

Bill (William) Katu

Dennis Creighton

Dennis Creighton

Jim Eaton

Norman Norris

Peter Chatfield

Peter Chatfield

Peter F Murray

Peter Hughes

Peter Oxspring

Roger Sheffield

Roger Sheffield

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