Titirangi School for the Deaf hosts its annual Christmas party. Black and white footage of children dressing up and parading around the back of Titirangi School for the Deaf. Titirangi operated as a fully-fledged boarding school until 1958. It served as a hostel for two more years until the Kelston hostel block was finished.
Titirangi School for the Deaf hosts its annual Christmas party
1950 •
- Deaf Education
Deaf students dress up and parade around the back of Titirangi School for the Deaf at its annual Christmas party.
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Taonga source:
Susan Hamilton
Reference number:
SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, SH29-03-EDU50
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