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.
‘Brighten Their Silent World’ float at Auckland Carnival
1956 •
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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.
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Taonga source:
Victoria University of Wellington
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SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, VUW29-13-EDU56
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