NZ Deaf News: March 1983 (Vol. 20, No. 2)

Some of the items featured in the March 1983 (Vol. 20, No. 2) issue of ‘New Zealand Deaf News’:

  • John McRae and Margaret Coutts were successful in securing the 1989 World Deaf Games in Christchurch. 
  • $800,000 raised from the 1981 Telethon will go towards paying for the Teletext system being introduced by the Broadcasting Corporation. 
  • George Hiri and Annette Hansen, off to America on an AFS exchange, are featured in NZ Deaf News!
  • A group of Deaf lady bowlers compete at the NZ Women’s Bowls Championships.

  1. Anne Stronge

  2. Annette Hansen

  3. Bob Burch

  4. Daniel Beech

  5. David Rutledge

  6. Dean Gould

  7. Diane Burch

  8. Gavin Gibbons

  9. George Hiri

  10. Gwen Rapley

  11. Jeff Went

  12. John McRae

  13. Kathie Smith

  14. Kathy Sedon

  15. Kevin Lawrence

  16. Lesley Dunn

  17. Lesley Schischka

  18. Margaret Coutts

  19. Patty (Noeline) Still

  20. Penny Went

  21. Peter Mills

  22. Sheila Gibbons

  23. Susie Ovens

  24. Toni Rees

Reference number MJN-DN1983-20-2
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