Team Photo: Team Photo: New Zealand Womens Basketball Team, 20th Deaflympic Games, Melbourne 2005 — SignDNA - Deaf National Archive New Zealand

Team Photo: Team Photo: New Zealand Womens Basketball Team, 20th Deaflympic Games, Melbourne 2005

Back Row: Nirvana Graham, Katherine Figure, Conna Mitchell, Andrea Vowles, Bonnie Buzzard, Samantha Martin Front Row: Susan Thomas (Manager), Gillian Macarlane (Asst. Coach), Paula Haworth, Susie Ovens (Co-Captain), Claudia Arjun (Captain), Lorraine Butler, Phil Burns (Coach).

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Andie Vowles

Bonnie Caesar (Buzzard)

Bonnie Caesar (Buzzard)

Claudia Arjun

Conna Mitchell

Katherine Figure (Topia)

Katherine Figure (Topia)

Lorraine Butler (Waghorn)

Lorraine Butler (Waghorn)

Nirvana Graham

Paula Haworth (Jeeves)

Paula Haworth (Jeeves)

Samantha Martin

Samantha Martin

Susan Thomas

Susie (Suzanne) Ovens

Susie (Suzanne) Ovens

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Manawatu Deaf Society

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SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, 2005-P002-MDS

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