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Deaf Society of NSW Archival Footage 1

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Deaf Places

This video starts and ends with footage of deaf sports. In the middle in contains some footage of the old premises of the Deaf Society of NSW at 5 Elizabeth St and a picnic day outing. Only part of the video is in colour. You can catch a short glimpse of Fletcher Booth signing at around 7 min 25 seconds. The video was digitised from old film reels.

Source
NSW Deaf Community Collection (Deaf Connect).

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NSW Deaf Community Collection (Deaf Connect).

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