NZ Deaf News: Winter 1964 (Vol. 1, No. 4)

Some of the items featured in the 1964 Winter Issue of ‘NZ Deaf News’ (Vol. 1, No. 4):

  • The NZ Deaf News celebrates its one-year anniversary since its first publication. Photographs are now appearing in issues of NZ Deaf News.
  • At the June 1963 Conference of New Zealand Deaf Societies held in Wellington, it was agreed that a national association should be set up to deal with sporting activities for deaf people in New Zealand.
  • District ‘Round-Up’ from Auckland Deaf Society, Christchurch Deaf Club, Hawkes Bay Deaf Club, Dunedin Deaf Club, Manawatu Deaf Club, Waikato Deaf Club and Wellington Deaf Society.
  • An architect’s sketch of the proposed new premises for the Christchurch Deaf Club to be erected on 232 Armagh Street. A successful tenderer has been chosen and work is ready to be commenced. The official opening is hoped to be during Easter 1964.
  • Nominations are requested for people interested to be a potential competitor in the upcoming 10th International Games for the Deaf at Washington D.C. in June 1965.

  1. Ada Schischka

  2. Bruce McHattie

  3. Darcy Dale

  4. Jennifer Shearer

  5. John Hunt

  6. Ken Brain

  7. Laurie Schischka

  8. Margaret Coutts

  9. Patreena Bryan

  10. Peter Oxspring

  11. Ray Forman

  12. Rossell MacKenzie

  13. Sen Smith

  14. Verna McRae

  15. Vernon Pope

Reference number MJN-DN1964-1-4
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