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    The Gesture March April 1909

    The March/April 1909 issue of the Victorian magazine, The Gesture.

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    School Picnic at Rottnest (B)

    Children from the WA School for Deaf and Dumb Children in 1930s.

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    Great Meeting and Unique Performances’ booklet
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    Silent Messenger February 1975
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    ‘A Visit to the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, St. Kilda Road’, Sept 2nd 1885.

    This picture shows the building of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum in St Kilda Rd and some of its daily activities. The print is a wood engraving originally published on 2 September 1885 in the Illustrated Australian News.

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    The Gesture Oct/Dec 1903
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    Welcome to the Deaf History Collections

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