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Dorothy Shaw at the opening of the Stanmore Deaf Centre, 1975

Dorothy Shaw gives a formal presentation at the opening of the Stanmore Deaf Centre in 1975. This is a good example of a formal register of Auslan at the time, which was almost all fingerspelling. The same signer would have a more relaxed style of signing in other situations.

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NSW Deaf Community Collection (Deaf Connect).

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NSW Deaf Community Collection (Deaf Connect).

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