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Deaf Jurors

Guest curator Gaye Lyons explains her experience of being excluded from jury duty. She describes some surprising examples of deaf

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Deaf and Dumb Land

Booklet published to raise funds for the construction of what later became the Victorian Deaf Society.

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South Australian Institution Building Brighton

A picture drawn when the institution building at Brighton was still “new”

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Ewing Report – National

1950 Report by Dr Ewing

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General Introduction to the Convict System

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1 Shilling Collector Card

A card used by collectors raising funds, probably for the South Australian Adult Deaf and Dumb Mission.

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South Australia, 1846.

A hearing man pretends to be deaf to get out of jury service, but the judge ‘tests’ him and catches him out.

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Ewing Report – New South Wales

1950 Report by Dr Ewing

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First Day at the Darlington School

Nola Colefax describing her first day of school in 1927.

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E. B. Solomon Collector Card

Cards like this proved that the bearer was a genuine collector and not an imposter or beggar.

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Queensland, 1926.

A deaf man had participated in a previous jury, explaining that he followed it by reading about the case in the newspapers (jurors are not allowed to do that!).

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Ewing Report – Queensland

1950 Report by Dr Ewing

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Mr John Love and Class at the Mosman Park School for Deaf Children

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Marriage Certificate

Samuel Showell officiated at the wedding of Leslie Watts and Edith Morey

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SADDM Collector Note 1

Fundraising appeal for the South Australian Deaf and Dumb Mission.

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Brisbane, 1931.

A man asks to be excused from jury duty because he is deaf in one ear. The judge excuses him because jurors “have to hear both sides here”.

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Ewing Report – South Australia

1950 Report by Dr Ewing

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Girls at their laundry lesson, WA School for Deaf Children

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Melbourne, 1884.

Melbourne Punch, February 1884.

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SADDM Collector Note 2

Fundraising appeal for the South Australian Deaf and Dumb Mission.

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Sydney, 1949.

A deaf driver is excused from jury duty but has his ability to drive questioned.

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Ewing Report – Tasmania

1950 Report by Dr Ewing

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The dining room, WA School for Deaf Children

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Victoria, 1918.

Barrier Miner, March 1918

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SADDM Collector Note 3

Fundraising appeal for the South Australian Deaf and Dumb Mission.

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Alice Springs, 1981.

Jury is discharged after one of the jurors is found to be deaf.

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Ewing Report – Victoria

1950 Report by Dr Ewing

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Teachers at the WA School for Deaf Children, Mosman Park

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Melbourne, 1934.

The Argus, March 1934

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SADDM Collector Note 4

Fundraising appeal for the South Australian Deaf and Dumb Mission.

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Townsend House Brighton 1923

Boys and girls outside Townsend House, Brighton, in 1923.

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Ewing Report – Western Australia

1950 Report by Dr Ewing

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The woodwork lesson, WA School for Deaf Children

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Sydney, 1939.

Evening News, July 1939

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Advertisement for the Opening of the Deaf School in Sydney

Page 7 shows a small advertisement for “Deaf and Dumb Institution”, intended for children and adults.

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Deaf Mute’s Claim

1933 Court Case

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Phill Harper on Telecommunications

Advocacy to access TTY and the NRS.

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The sewing lesson, WA School for Deaf Children

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Perth, 1947.

Perth Mirror, November 1947

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Letter to the Editor February 1859

On deaf education and in support of the opening of a deaf school in Melbourne.

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Described Assault by Signs

1935 Alleged Assault at 5 Elizabeth St

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Tabular Statement of Pupils 1860

1860

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WA School for Deaf Children, Mosman Park

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South Australian Deaf News 1925 Vol.1 No.7 – Excerpt

Article about “deaf motorists”.

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F. J. Rose Advertisement November 1860

Advertisement that F. J. Rose is starting a deaf school.

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Deaf-Mute Evidence

1936 Deaf witness gave evidence

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Record of student’s admission details

1886, NSW Institute for the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind

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Darlington School Dining Room 1946

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Artefacts

Arts and Culture

Deaf Places

Groups and Organisations

Institutions and the State

Language

People

Sport

Deaf Jurors

Deaf and Dumb Land

South Australian Institution Building Brighton

Ewing Report – National

General Introduction to the Convict System

1 Shilling Collector Card

South Australia, 1846.

Ewing Report – New South Wales

First Day at the Darlington School

E. B. Solomon Collector Card

Queensland, 1926.

Ewing Report – Queensland

Mr John Love and Class at the Mosman Park School for Deaf Children

Marriage Certificate

SADDM Collector Note 1

Brisbane, 1931.

Ewing Report – South Australia

Girls at their laundry lesson, WA School for Deaf Children

Melbourne, 1884.

SADDM Collector Note 2

Sydney, 1949.

Ewing Report – Tasmania

The dining room, WA School for Deaf Children

Victoria, 1918.

SADDM Collector Note 3

Alice Springs, 1981.

Ewing Report – Victoria

Teachers at the WA School for Deaf Children, Mosman Park

Melbourne, 1934.

SADDM Collector Note 4

Townsend House Brighton 1923

Ewing Report – Western Australia

The woodwork lesson, WA School for Deaf Children

Sydney, 1939.

Advertisement for the Opening of the Deaf School in Sydney

Deaf Mute’s Claim

Phill Harper on Telecommunications

The sewing lesson, WA School for Deaf Children

Perth, 1947.

Letter to the Editor February 1859

Described Assault by Signs

Tabular Statement of Pupils 1860

WA School for Deaf Children, Mosman Park

South Australian Deaf News 1925 Vol.1 No.7 – Excerpt

F. J. Rose Advertisement November 1860

Deaf-Mute Evidence

Record of student’s admission details

Darlington School Dining Room 1946

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