NZ Deaf News: Winter 1968 (Vol. 5, No. 4)

Some of the items featured in the 1968 Winter Issue of ‘NZ Deaf News’ (Vol. 5, No. 4):

The Christchurch Deaf Club organises a petition urging the Minister of Broadcasting to provide a special television programme for deaf and hard of hearing people.
Twelve members of Manawatu Deaf Society made a trip up to New Plymouth for the table tennis championships over Queens Birthday weekend. Gordon Brown and Gwen Rapley were the trophy winners!
Invitation to attend the X1th World Games of the Deaf in Belgrade 1969.
Mavis Carter shares some news from Wanganui deaf folks who meets at the Grand Hotel on Friday every Friday. She was the only girl in a team of six people who represented New Zealand at the International Games for the Deaf in Helsinki. She took part in the high jump and 100 yards sprint.
Information on ‘The Teaching Films to Help Deaf Children Group’ which was formed in May 1967. The aim of the group was to make a simple teaching film designed to show parents of deaf children on how they could best help their child at home in the first few years of their life.

Can you help?

Bernie Clews

Colleen Norris

Helen Williams

Hugh Penman

Kevin Pivac

Laurie Schischka

Laurie Schischka

Maree Carroll (Ward)

Maree Carroll (Ward)

Norman Norris

Patty (Noeline) Still

Patty (Noeline) Still

Richard Townshend

Richard Townshend

Robyn Crosbie

Stewart (Sen) Smith

Stewart (Sen) Smith

Susan (Sue) Penman

Susan (Sue) Penman

Suzanne Hanson

Tony Walton

Wallace Williams

Wallace Williams

Reference number:

MJN-DN1968-5-4

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