Deaf Southern Star: 2013 (Vol. 35, No. 2)

Some of the items featured in the St Dominic’s Catholic Deaf Centre’s ‘Deaf Southern Star’ (Vol. 35, No. 2, 2013) newsletter:

News from the School and Centre for Needy Children on Tarawa, Kiribati.
Judith Serfontein, Pastoral Worker to Auckland Catholic Deaf Community gets married to Wayne Mason.
The Wellington Catholic group meets at Heretaunga while David Loving-Molloy makes a trip to Hawkes Bay.

Can you help?

Angela Murray

Beth Titter

Clare Holtham (McIver)

Clare Holtham (McIver)

David Loving-Molloy

David Loving-Molloy

Elizabeth Hines (Ooteman)

Elizabeth Hines (Ooteman)

Felicity Crowe

Jackie Davidson (Koat)

Jackie Davidson (Koat)

Jackie Overall (Smith)

Jackie Overall (Smith)

Janette Smith

John (Johannes) Ooteman

John (Johannes) Ooteman

Judith Mason (Serfontein)

Judith Mason (Serfontein)

Martin Holtham

Mary Johnson

Peter F Murray

Ruth Jessep

Theresa Cooper (Nawson)

Theresa Cooper (Nawson)

Tony Kuklinski

Taonga source:

St Dominic’s Catholic Deaf Centre

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SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, CDC2013-35-2-MJN

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