Sue Penman

Sumner School for the Deaf 100 Years Centenary celebration

1980
Footage by Sue Penman, of members of the Deaf community and their families attending the centenary celebrations at Sumner School for the Deaf, and taking a tour of the school.
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Members of the Deaf community and their families attend the centenary celebrations at Sumner School for the Deaf. Open day at Sumner, the Deaf community look around the old classrooms and celebrate with speeches and socialising. The Sumner School for the Deaf was renamed in its centenary year as van Asch College in honour of its first Principal, Gerrit van Asch.

  1. Barry Kinnaird

  2. Daphne Ward

  3. David Chilwell

  4. Gordon Brown

  5. John Ferguson

  6. John McRae

  7. Kay Drew

  8. Margaret Coutts

  9. Patty (Noeline) Still

  10. Robert Plamer

  11. Royce Flynn

  12. Teresa Jenkin

  13. Tom Still

Donated by Sue Penman
Produced by Michael Hope
Original format 8mm 400ft
Reference number SP01-02-EDU80
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