Team Photo: Auckland Deaf Society Indoor Basketball Club, 1975 — SignDNA - Deaf National Archive New Zealand

Team Photo: Auckland Deaf Society Indoor Basketball Club, 1975

AUCKLAND DEAF SOCIETY (Inc.) Indoor Basketball Club Group 1975: YMCA Winter & Mt Albert Basketball Leagues. Back Row: R. Sheffield (YMCA), P. Chaffield (YMCA), P. Hughes (YMCA), G. Howard (Mt. Albert). Middle Row: M. Furr (Mt. Albert), K. Brain (YMCA), D. Crighton (Mt.Albert), R. Leach (Mt. Albert), P. Oxspring (Mt. Albert). Front Row: O. Gibbons (Mt. Albert, Coach), N. Norris (YMCA), P. Murray (YMCA, Capt.), T. Siviter (Mt. Albert, Capt.), W. Katu (Mt. Albert), J. McRae (YMCA, Coach). Absent: A. Chitty (YMCA), D. Storey (YMCA), J. Schischka (Mt. Albert).

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Alan Chitty

Bill (William) Katu

Bill (William) Katu

Dennis Creighton

Dennis Creighton

Gary Howard

John McRae

John Schischka

Ken Brain

Michael Furr

Norman Norris

Owen Gibbons

Peter Chatfield

Peter Chatfield

Peter F Murray

Peter Oxspring

Reg Leach

Roger Sheffield

Roger Sheffield

Terry Siviter

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