Marlene Rush, born in Wellington, was the 20th Deaf student to enrol at St Dominics School for the Deaf (Island Bay) in 1946. She stayed at St Dominics until she left in 1958 at 17-years-old. Marlene talks about her involvement in the Deaf community. She was interviewed on 9 January 2002 at her home in Palmerston North, talking us through some of her photos towards the end of the video.
Memories of Marlene Rush
2002 •
- People
Marlene Rush was the 20th Deaf student to enrol at St Dominics School for the Deaf in 1946. Marlene looks back on her life and involvement with the Deaf community.
Taonga source:
Dorothy Jones
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SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, DJ50-02-LS01
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article – Taonga source: St Dominic’s Catholic Deaf Centre
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1994
video – Taonga source: St Dominic’s Catholic Deaf Centre
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1987
publication – Taonga source: St Dominic’s Catholic Deaf Centre
Ephpheta: December 1986 (Vol. 9, No. 3)
1982
publication – Taonga source: St Dominic’s Catholic Deaf Centre
Ephpheta: March 1982 (Vol. 5, No. 1)
1978
publication – Taonga source: St Dominic’s Catholic Deaf Centre
Catholic Deaf Newsletter: April 1978 (Vol. 1, No. 1)
1980
Images – Taonga source: Manawatu Deaf Society
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1954
article – Taonga source: St Dominic’s Catholic Deaf Centre
Archbishop Opens Feilding School for Deaf Children
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1954
article – Taonga source: St Dominic’s Catholic Deaf Centre
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1984
publication – Taonga source: St Dominic’s Catholic Deaf Centre
Ephpheta: Summer 1984 (Vol. 7, No. 4)
1978
publication – Taonga source: St Dominic’s Catholic Deaf Centre
New Zealand Catholic Deaf Newsletter: December 1978 (Vol. 1, No. 3)
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1983
publication – Taonga source: St Dominic’s Catholic Deaf Centre
Ephpheta: September 1983 (Vol. 6, No. 3)
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