1970-71 Deaf Games in Perth (and maybe 1973 and 1974)

From the album of Jim and Eva Johnston.

From the album of Jim and Eva Johnston.

The “Limes” team, 1930

This was the Australian Deaf Cricket Team for the first test series against England – the “Deaf Ashes”. The English team came to Australia for this first series.

1973-74 Deaf Games

From the album of Jim and Eva Johnston.

From the album of Jim and Eva Johnston.

Deaf Carnival in 1938

The deaf team were premiers of the United Church Association in 1939-1940.

A 1916 newspaper clipping

From the album of Jim and Eva Johnston.

From the album of Jim and Eva Johnston.

Sydney 1944

Photo of the South Australian lacrosse team at an interstate match against Victoria in 1920.

Tennis/Social group photo – Willie Hately is in the back row.

From the album of Jim and Eva Johnston.

From the album of Jim and Eva Johnston.

1944

Photo of the South Australian lacrosse team after the 1927 season.

Social group photo with Willie Hately front and centre.

From the album of Jim and Eva Johnston.

From the album of Jim and Eva Johnston.

Photo of the South Australian lacrosse team after the 1923 season.

Cricket group photo with Willie Hately on the floor to the left

From the album of Jim and Eva Johnston.

From the album of Jim and Eva Johnston.

Deaf team conduct reported to the Victorian Lacrosse Association.

Bowls, both inside and outside, were popular at Stanmore.

Cricket group photo – Willie Hately is seated to the left, holding a cricket bat.

From the album of Jim and Eva Johnston.

From the album of Jim and Eva Johnston.

From the album of Jim and Eva Johnston, this photograph shows a deaf girls’ hockey team in the early 20th century, most likely at the Victorian Deaf and Dumb Institute in Melbourne. Let us know if you can identify any

Victoria Cricket Club at the Interstate Carnival in Sydney

From the album of Jim and Eva Johnston.

From the album of Jim and Eva Johnston.

NSW Deaf Rugby Team, 1967 Standing: Douglas McKenzie, Paul Briscoe, Lance Hurst, Keith Gleeson, Ian Bayley, Reg Cuthbert, Robert Churchill Seated: John Mumby, Mack Staggs, Bruce Shaw (ball boy), Richard Temple, Arthur Liberale, Ron Loader (captain and coach) Names confirmed

This event, run by the Queensland Schools for the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind, was a mixture of sports event, fundraising opportunity, and awareness-raising exercise.

Lacrosse Team Photo 1944

From the album of Jim and Eva Johnston.

Established in 1881, one of the world’s oldest deaf sports clubs.

Summary of the Scores

Photograph from 1923 or 1924

From the album of Jim and Eva Johnston.

1908 Interstate Deaf Cricket Match