A day inside for the Christchurch Deaf Women’s Club at Armagh Street, with cakes, jewellery and clothes for sale!
Christchurch Deaf Women’s Club gathering at Armagh Street
1993 •
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A day inside for the Christchurch Deaf Women's Club at Armagh Street, with cakes, jewellery and clothes for sale!
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Taonga source:
Deaf Society of Canterbury
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VHS
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SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, DSC06-01-DC93
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