NZ Deaf News: 1969 (Vol. 7, No. 1)

Some of the items featured in the 1969 Issue of ‘NZ Deaf News’ (Vol. 7, No. 1):

  • Updates from all Deaf Clubs who attended the Sports Convention in Auckland during Labour Weekend, with the Mr and Miss Deaf NZ competitions proving to be very popular once again! A full report is provided with results.
  • Taranaki had its first real club meeting at the YWCA on Powerderham Street on October 10th. Sports played during the evening was table tennis and indoor bowls.
  • Manawatu Deaf Society members have a busy day fundraising at their annual markets’ day at The Square on 31 October. They started selling at 7.30am, finally wrapping up at 8.30pm that evening. They managed to sell over 40 raffles book in a single hour!
  • Kelston, St Dominics and Sumner reports that a record number of pupils were enrolled throughout the year and many temporary classrooms brought in Auckland to cope with the increased roll.

  1. Bernie Clews

  2. Diane Burch

  3. Dieter Helmerding

  4. Gary Howard

  5. Graeme Forrest

  6. Graham Mansell

  7. Hazel Fry

  8. Jimmy Green

  9. John Hunt

  10. John McRae

  11. Jonathan Anton

  12. Kath Smith

  13. Ken Brain

  14. Kevin Pivac

  15. Laura Hunt

  16. Lindsay Jones

  17. Lorraine Nilsson

  18. Lyndon Crosbie

  19. Malcolm Ward

  20. Margaret Bailey

  21. Mary Johnson

  22. Merv Forman

  23. Nellie Forman

  24. Ngaire Doherty

  25. Noel Coventry

  26. Polly Forman

  27. Rae McKie

  28. Robyn Crosbie

  29. Tony Walton

  30. Trevor Fear

  31. Wayne Tristram

Reference number DN1969-7-1-MJN