A fancy dress party is held at the Canterbury Deaf Society’s clubrooms, with everyone taking part to dress up impressively! There are speeches, dinner is provided by ‘The Super Cooks’, raffles, and some drinking. Everyone seems to have a great time.
Old-Time Fancy Dress party, Christchurch 1979
1979 •
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A fancy dress party is held at the Canterbury Deaf Society’s clubrooms.
Alan Stewart
Ann Bennett
Ava Buzzard
Barbara Herrick (Beale)
Betty Bryson
Carolyn Berry (Hamlin)
Claire Liddicoat
David Rutledge
Dennis Herrick
Elizabeth Callaghan (Downie, Raper)
Eunice Anderson
Garth Hammond
Gary Beale
Heather McAlpine (McDiarmid)
Henry Agnew
Ian Berry
Irene Bryan
Janet Watt
John Ferguson
John Lavell
Ken (Kenneth) Williams
Kevin Harker
Lois Pope
Malcolm Ward
Margaret Berry
Marilyn Shannon
Marion Forrest (Butcher)
Marshall Bennett
Myles Sayers
Nicky Irvine
Paul Gillespie
Pauline Ferguson
Peter (Popeye) Berry
Peter Downie
Polly Fechney
Ricky Armstrong
Robert Shekleton
Ron Baker
Royce Flynn
Russell Welham
Sam Te Maari
Sue (Susan) Penman
Susan Thomas
Vernon Pope
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Taonga source:
Dennis Tod
Original format:
7" 8mm
Reference number:
SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, DT12-02-CE79
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