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Deafblind man Edward Cork reading braille book

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Deafblind man Edward Cork reading a braille book at the Victorian Deaf Society’s Blackburn home. The back of the photo is inscribed with “1928? Edward Cork Blind & Deaf. Could quote Shakespeare and many other writers. Difficult speech.”

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MS 13362. Australian Manuscripts Collection, State Library of Victoria

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MS 13362. Australian Manuscripts Collection, State Library of Victoria

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