Wellington Deaf Indoor Bowls badge, 1968
The image is a close-up of a badge with the inscription ‘W.D.I.B.C’ (Wellington Deaf Indoor Bowls Club) and the year ‘1968’.
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Wellington Deaf Society
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SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, 071-O-WDS
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