Ephpheta: Easter 1983 (Vol. 6, No. 1)

Some of the items featured in ‘Ephpheta: Easter 1983 (Vol. 6, No. 1)’:

The new editor of Ephpheta is Lorraine Nilsson who is happy to be the new editor for the magazine which is in its sixth year of publication. Kelly Quirke designed the front cover of this issue.
June Whiting writes, ‘For the past year I have been a voluntary social worker for the N.Z.A.D. in conjunction with the Department of Social Welfare and find helping deaf people in their needs a worthwhile cause.’
St Dominic’s Gala Day was held on 5 March; there was a big crowd on the day.

Can you help?

Cushla Henry (Crosby)

Cushla Henry (Crosby)

Danny (Daniel) Beech

Danny (Daniel) Beech

David Hendry

Debra Jamieson

Diane Urlich

Erina Carroll (Haronga)

Erina Carroll (Haronga)

Gay Kearney

Janine Campbell

Janine Campbell

June Whiting

Kelly Quirke

Maureen Seth

Miiria Storey

Neville Wilkinson

Neville Wilkinson

Roydon Seymour-East

Roydon Seymour-East

Ruth Jessep

Sister Mercedes

Sister Mercedes

Susie (Susan) Jamieson

Susie (Susan) Jamieson

Taonga source:

St Dominic’s Catholic Deaf Centre

Reference number:

SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, CDC1983-6-1-MJN

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