Deaf Southern Star: 2015 (Vol. 37, No. 4)

Some of the items featured in the St Dominic’s Catholic Deaf Centre’s ‘Deaf Southern Star’ (Vol. 37, No. 4, 2015) newsletter:

Teresa Jenkin passed away peacefully at home after a short illness on 5 October 2015.
Peter Murray received his Queen’s Birthday Medal in honour of his services to basketball in New Zealand and overseas.
Photos and a report from the Dominican 800th Jubilee in Feilding and Auckland.

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Cameron Marr

Colin Beamsley

David Loving-Molloy

David Loving-Molloy

Dennis Tod

Dorothy Jones (Beck)

Dorothy Jones (Beck)

Felicity Crowe

Jackie Overall (Smith)

Jackie Overall (Smith)

Janette Smith

Judith Mason (Serfontein)

Judith Mason (Serfontein)

Mary Johnson

Maureen Seth

Phonse Carroll

Rachel Rasmussen (Marr)

Rachel Rasmussen (Marr)

Ray (Raymond) Jenkin

Ray (Raymond) Jenkin

Roy Williams

Suzanne Hanson

Teresa Jenkin

Wayne McNamara

Bill (William) Tindall

Bill (William) Tindall

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St Dominic’s Catholic Deaf Centre

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SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, CDC2015-37-4-MJN

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