1965
Images – Taonga source: Barbara Hazelwood
Team Photo: Manawatu Deaf Club Women’s Indoor Basketball Club, 1965
Est. 1941
Object – Taonga source: Wellington Deaf Society
Berretti Challenge Cup: Wellington Deaf Club Table Tennis Championship
1965
Object – Taonga source: Manawatu Deaf Society
Pocket Patch: International Deaf Games, Washington 1965
Est. 1965
Object – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society
Auckland Deaf Society Ladies Table Tennis Championships
NZSL Stories
1969
article – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society
Sole N.Z. entrant for Deaf Games
Coventry was selected as a sole member of the New Zealand team to attend the July Deaf Olympics in Yugoslavia.
NZSL Stories
Est. 1960
Object – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society
Deaf Welfare Centre Indoor Bowling Club: Drawn Fours
NZSL Stories
1965
video – Taonga source: St Dominic’s Catholic Deaf Centre
Twenty-One Years: St Dominic’s at Feilding
A look at St Dominic’s School for the Deaf twenty-one years after its opening at Dover Street, to its relocation to Feilding. ‘Twenty-One Years’ features speech therapy, classroom activities and ballet, swimming and sewing lessons, as well as its infamous Gala Day and a Mass in its Chapel.
Est. 1959
Object – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society
Deaf Welfare Centre Bowling Club: Champion Singles
NZSL Stories
1990s
Object – Taonga source: Manawatu Deaf Society
Wall Mounted Honour Board at Manawatu Deaf Society, in Memorial of Joan Caroline Bailey
Est. 1964
Object – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society
Auckland Deaf Society McHattie Trophy: Tug-Of-War, Married vs Single
NZSL Stories
Est. 1956
Object – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society
The O’Sullivan Cup: Men’s Darts
Est. 1941
Object – Taonga source: Wellington Deaf Society
Swindale Rose Bowl: Wellington Deaf Club Table Tennis Championship
2000
video – Taonga source: Dorothy Jones
Memories of Merv Forman and Nellie Benney
Merv and Nellie Forman are both interviewed by Dorothy Jones on their lives and their involvement with the Deaf community at their home in Hawkes Bay.
NZSL Stories
1964
publication – Taonga source: New Zealand Deaf News
NZ Deaf News: Winter 1964 (Vol. 1, No. 4)
NZSL Stories
Est. 1942
Object – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society
Auckland Deaf Club Indoor Bowls: Annual Competition
NZSL Stories
1950-80s
Object – Taonga source: Pam Witko
Collection of Max Howell’s Wellington Deaf Society Indoor Bowls badges and pins
Est. 1964
Object – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society
Auckland Deaf Society Annual Picnic: Oliver Trophy – Step Distance
NZSL Stories
Est. 1955
Object – Taonga source: Wellington Deaf Society
75th Jubilee Memorial Shield: Tug-of-War between New Zealand Deaf Societies
NZSL Stories
1965
publication – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society
Auckland Deaf Society newsletter: October 1965
NZSL Stories
1965
article – Taonga source: Pam Witko
Uniforms for N.Z. women in Deaf Olympics
Kath Smith, selected as chaperon for the first official team to represent New Zealand at the International Games for the Deaf, is being fitted with the ceremonial team outfit.
1955-65
video – Taonga source: St Dominic’s Catholic Deaf Centre
A montage of St Dominic’s Christmas Picnics between 1955 and 1965
Footage from 1955 – 1965 during the annual Christmas Picnics held by St Dominic’s School for the Deaf in Island Bay. In New Zealand fashion, Santa arrives on horseback, bringing presents to the pupils who all take turns riding the horse!
Est. 1961
Object – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society
Deaf Welfare Centre Indoor Bowling Club: Champion Pairs
NZSL Stories
Est. 1962
Object – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society
Deaf Welfare Centre: Doris Jones Memorial Rose Bowl
NZSL Stories
1965
publication – Taonga source: New Zealand Deaf News
NZ Deaf News: Autumn 1965 (Vol. 2, No. 3)
NZSL Stories
1965
Object – Taonga source: Hawkes Bay Deaf Club
Framed Suit: International Deaf Games, Washington 1965
NZSL Stories
1964-65
publication – Taonga source: New Zealand Deaf News
NZ Deaf News: Summer 1964-65 (Vol. 2, No. 2)
NZSL Stories
1965
article – Taonga source: The Daily Telegraph
Home – 10-Gallon Hats and All
The New Zealand indoor basketball team at the Deaf Olympics in Washington recently did not win a game. Yet to Napier's Forman brothers, Mervyn and Ray, the experience was one never to be forgotten.
1965
Object – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society
Souvenir Ribbon: New Zealand – Tenth International Games, Washington 1965
2015
Object – Taonga source: Manawatu Deaf Society
Demolished Wood Floor Souvenir: CHCH DEAF CLUB, 1965–2011
2003
video – Taonga source: Mary Johnson
Memories of Owen Gibbons
Owen Gibbons shares some life experiences in this video shot at his home in Auckland. Using various photographs and props, Owen touches on his many Deaf related involvements and memories, including his times at Deaf school, his working life, his passion for Deaf sports and his family.
