1956
video – Taonga source: Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision
Auckland Carnival 1956
Friends of the Deaf prepare a float for the Auckland Carnival, 1956, along with some footage of the float parade.
1956
video – Taonga source: Victoria University of Wellington
‘Brighten Their Silent World’ float at Auckland Carnival
The Birthday Carnival held annually at Western Springs were a lucrative way of raising money in the early fifties. The Auckland Deaf Society via the Friends of the Deaf were raising funds for a new hall building.
1958
video – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society
Auckland Carnival: Friends of the Deaf stall, 1958
The Friends of the Deaf group man a fundraising stall at the Auckland Carnival in Western Springs, Auckland in January 1958.