A farewell party and awards evening is hosted by the Christchurch Deaf Club Basketball Club, with awards and prizes given out by Peter Downie.
Christchurch Deaf Club Basketball: Farewell & Awards party
1976 •
- Deaf Clubs
- Deaf Sports
A farewell party and awards evening is hosted by the Christchurch Deaf Club Basketball Club, with awards and prizes given out by Peter Downie.
Alan Stewart
Ann Bennett
Barry Halcrow
Brenda Halcrow
Caroline Gould (Scally)
Carolyn Berry (Hamlin)
David Rutledge
Elizabeth Callaghan (Downie, Raper)
Gary Brown
Geoff Harker
Heather McAlpine (McDiarmid)
Janet Watt
John Ferguson
Ken McDiarmid
Kevin Harker
Marshall Bennett
Pauline Ferguson
Peter Downie
Robbie Robinson
Robert (Bob) Forrest
Robert Shekleton
Royce Flynn
Relevant Links
Taonga source:
Deaf Society of Canterbury
Produced by:
Michael Hope
Original format:
400ft 8mm
Reference number:
SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, DSC17-03-SPO76
Copyright status:
This work is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
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