NZ Deaf News: 1973 (Vol. 10, No. 4)

Some of the items featured in the 1973 issue of ‘NZ Deaf News’ (Vol. 10, No. 4):

The New Zealand Deaf News team looks back at a ‘successful year for Deaf News’, at 25 cents a copy, Alan Young shares pride in the success and longevity of the volunteer run publication ‘which is produced by deaf people for deaf people.’
50 more teleprinters to be distributed to the Deaf across New Zealand.
Updates from St Dominic’s included a Parents Day and an upcoming camping trip “bush school” in the Pohangina Valley.
Ray Forman observes the learning environment at Onekawa Kindergarten in Napier, with both Deaf and hearing children integrated and interviews Jan Robertson, a speech therapist and teacher at the kindergarten.
The 1973 Deaf Sports Convention held in Auckland was a wonderful and busy weekend of competition, full results of all the games are printed in pages 23 to 28.

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NZSL story – Taonga source: John Mansell

Dressed to Represent at the NZ Deaf Sports Convention

John recalls how athletes travelling to Deaf Sports Conventions, such as the one in Christchurch in 1968, were required to dress formally, including wearing ties. Both athletes and supporters wore rosettes to show their club. These were removed during games but worn again afterward. On the final evening, swapping rosettes was a tradition. John still has a few at home.

NZSL story – Taonga source: Kevin Pivac

A Sleepless Train Ride to and from Wellington for the Sports Convention

In 1972, Kevin played basketball for the Auckland Deaf Society at the Deaf Sports Convention in Wellington, where the team took home the Cunniffe Cup. The Auckland group travelled by overnight train, with one carriage packed full of Deaf people. Sleep was scarce with constant chatting and playing with the lights. Alcohol was banned on trains at the time, but on the return trip on Monday night, a friend met them at Paekākāriki and dropped off a crate, which they secretly brought into the carriage!

Bruce McHattie

Colleen Norris (Cary)

Colleen Norris (Cary)

Danny (Daniel) Beech

Danny (Daniel) Beech

Dennis Nathan

Joan Bailey

John Hunt

Jonathan Anton

Karen Coutts

Ken Brain

Ken Jillings

Laura Hunt

Lorraine Nilsson

Lorraine Nilsson

Margaret Coutts

Margaret Coutts

Mary Johnson

Norman Hahn

Norman Norris

Pauline Sedon

Peter Downie

Peter Oxspring

Phonse Carroll

Polly Forman (Karaka)

Polly Forman (Karaka)

Ray Forman

Susan Hamilton

Terry Walbran

Vernon Pope

Taonga source:

New Zealand Deaf News

Reference number:

SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, DN1973-10-4-MJN

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