NZ Deaf News: Winter 1965 (Vol. 2, No. 4)

Some of the items featured in the 1965 Winter Issue of ‘NZ Deaf News’ (Vol. 2, No. 4):

Christchurch Deaf Club advertises its upcoming opening of its new clubrooms, to be on Saturday 23 October 1965, with a picnic on Sunday, the day afterwards.
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.
St Dominics enters a float in the Fielding Queen Carnival. The theme was ‘Today’s children of our united world’. It’s 22 pupils dressed in costumes of various countries.
An article is written by Patreena Bryan, titled ‘Auckland Deaf Girls See World’, with stories of their trip to Europe.

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NZSL story – Taonga source: John Hunt

Establishing the ‘NZ Deaf News’ in 1962

John Hunt's involvement with NZ Deaf News spanned 23 years. Upon moving to New Zealand in 1962, he was surprised to find out that there was no NZ Deaf News at a time where radio and TV (which was inaccessible for Deaf people) were one of the main medium of news. He established the NZ Deaf News publication with a group of 10 people. The first issue was only 8 pages and with donations, the next one was 16 pages. It grew exponentially and was the place to go for Deaf-related news.

Dennis Cunniffe

Dennis Cunniffe

Des Powell

Jean Monk

Joan Bailey

John Hunt

Ken McDiarmid

Laurie Schischka

Laurie Schischka

Maree Carroll (Ward)

Maree Carroll (Ward)

Margaret Coutts

Margaret Coutts

Marlene Rush

Murray Halcrow

Patreena Bryan (Barningham)

Patreena Bryan (Barningham)

Suzanne Hanson

Taonga source:

New Zealand Deaf News

Reference number:

SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, DN1965-2-4-MJN

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