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Pennant: Central Districts Deaf Sports, Wellington 1985

A yellow pennant with black writing on it that says CENTRAL DISTRICTS DEAF SPORTS, WELLINGTON 1985 along with a fern with NEW ZEALAND underneath. The pennant was most likely used for the N.Z. Deaf Societies Convention which was held in Napier that year.

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Taonga source:
Wellington Deaf Society
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SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, 002-O-WDS
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