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Team Photo: Auckland Deaf Basketball Club, 1985

AUCKLAND DEAF BASKETBALL CLUB; WINNER OF THE A.D.B.C. TOURNAMENT AND CUNNIFFE CUP 1985. TOURNAMENT v West City Won 40-14, v Lion Won 52-22, v Ken Uplostly Won 31-23, v Family Won 32-23. CUNNIFFE CUP v Hawkes Bay Won 30-26, v Waikato Won 38-17, v Christchurch Won 63-55. 3rd Row: W. WAITOKI, M. WI, W. MACKAIL. 2nd Row: G. HOWARD, T. KATIPA, E. KLAVER, P. MUSGRAVE. 1st Row: S. SULLIVAN (Liaison), R. PERI (Capt.), P. MURRAY (Coach), T. SIVITER (V.Capt.), M. GRANGER (Manager). Absent: B. McPHERSON.

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Brent Macpherson
Brent Macpherson
Eddie (Edward) Klaver
Eddie (Edward) Klaver
Gary Howard
Gary Howard
Michael Granger
Michael Granger
Michael Wi
Michael Wi
Peter F Murray
Peter F Murray
Peter Musgrave
Peter Musgrave
Richard Peri
Richard Peri
Steven Sullivan
Steven Sullivan
Terry Siviter
Terry Siviter
Tinga Katipa
Tinga Katipa
Wayne MacKail
Wayne MacKail
William Waitohi
William Waitohi

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Taonga source:
Auckland Deaf Society
Reference number:
SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, 1985-P003-ADS
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