Deaf kaumatua celebrates 50 years of life at Auckland Deaf Society

1990s •

The 50th birthday of Ivan Tamepo - a respected Deaf elder – is celebrated at ADS, with a karanga, powhiri, waitaia and celebrations in the back hall and upstairs clubroom.

The 50th birthday of Ivan Tamepo – a respected Deaf elder – is celebrated at Auckland Deaf Society, with a karanga, powhiri, waitaia and celebrations in the back hall and upstairs clubroom.

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Caroline Gould (Scally)

Caroline Gould (Scally)

Harry Hanley

Hilda Tamepo (Goodhue)

Hilda Tamepo (Goodhue)

Jennifer Brain (Shearer)

Jennifer Brain (Shearer)

Joanne Klaver (Stanley)

Joanne Klaver (Stanley)

Patrick Thompson

Patrick Thompson

Peter Coxhead

Richard Peri

Susan Hamilton

Wallace Williams

Wallace Williams

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Auckland Deaf Society

Taonga source:

Hilda Tamepo

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SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, HT01-01-MDXX

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