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Team Photo: New Zealand Deaf Ten Pin Bowling, 1998

NEW ZEALAND DEAF TEN PIN BOWLING; INTERNATIONAL BOWLING CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE DEAF, TAIPEI, TAIWAN; 1998. Back Row: Ron Neeley, Denis Robinson, Stephen Jourdain, Norman Norris. Front Row: Carol Brady, Daniel Brady, Margaret Bailey, Paul Quintal, Colleen Norris.

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NZSL story – Taonga source: Colleen Norris

New Zealand’s First Time at the International Deaf Bowling Championship

In 1998, a team of nine players from New Zealand Deaf Tenpin Bowling competed at the International Bowling Championship for the Deaf in Taipei, Taiwan. It was the first time New Zealand had taken part in this global event. The delay in joining came down to a mix-up over terminology while New Zealanders called it ten pin bowling, other countries like the USA and those in Europe simply used the word bowling. This led to confusion, with many in New Zealand thinking it referred to outdoor bowls.
Taonga source:
Auckland Deaf Society
Reference number:
SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, 1998-P001-ADS
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