Victoria University of Wellington

‘Brighten Their Silent World’ float at Auckland Carnival

1956
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.
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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. They had a stall and entered a float called ‘Brighten Their Silent World’. The School for Deaf Auckland badge can be seen in this video.

  1. John de Vere

  2. John Forrest

  3. Peter Murray

Donated by Victoria University of Wellington
Reference number VUW29-13-EDU56