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Singlet: Wellington Society for the Deaf (WSD) basketball, 1950

A close up of a red tank top with white and gold outlined text. This singlet was worn by the Wellington Society for the Deaf (WSD) men’s basketball team at the 1950 Sports Convention in Auckland. It was the inaugural indoor basketball match between Auckland and Wellington.

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Taonga source:
Wellington Deaf Society
Reference number:
SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, 024-O-WDS
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