The School for the Deaf Marching Girls are invited to perform their routine at the New Zealand National Marching Championships in Christchurch 1999 – 45 years after the group was set-up.
Deaf Marching Girls at the New Zealand National Marching Championships
1999 •
- Storytelling/Performances
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The School for the Deaf Marching Girls are invited to perform their routine at the New Zealand National Marching Championships, 45 years after the group was set-up.
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Taonga source:
Rae McKie
Original format:
VHS
Reference number:
SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, RM02-01-SP99
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This work is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
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