NZ Deaf Sports Convention hosted by Manawatu Deaf Club in Palmerston North, 1981. Produced and edited by Joan Bailey, this film shows footage of the NZ Deaf Sports Convention hosted by Manawatu Deaf Club in Palmerston North, 1981. Footage covers badminton, table tennis, squash, lawn bowls, and the prizegiving evening where athletes are awarded prizes.
NZ Deaf Sports Convention hosted in Palmerston North 1981
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- Deaf Sports
NZ Deaf Sports Convention hosted by Manawatu Deaf Club in Palmerston North, 1981.
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Joan Bailey
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MDS01-02-SPO81
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1979
video – Taonga source: Sue Penman
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1964-65
publication – Taonga source: New Zealand Deaf News
NZ Deaf News: Spring 1964-65 (Vol. 2, No. 2)
1973
article – Taonga source: Unknown
Deaf Athletes Cut Records
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1969
publication – Taonga source: New Zealand Deaf News
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1953
video – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society
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1970
article – Taonga source: Evening Standard
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1966
publication – Taonga source: New Zealand Deaf News
NZ Deaf News: Spring 1966 (Vol. 4, No. 1)
1972
publication – Taonga source: New Zealand Deaf News
NZ Deaf News: 1972 (Vol. 9, No. 4)
1955
video – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society
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