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    Heritage in Our Hands 6

    Deaf Community 2

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    Heritage in Our Hands 7

    Home and Society

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    Heritage in Our Hands transcripts

    Translation into English

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    Stanmore Documentary

    A mini-documentary about the Deaf Centre in Stanmore NSW.

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    Deaf Society of NSW Archival Footage 1

    Sports and an outing, circa 1950s.

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    Deaf Society of NSW Archival Footage 2

    Outdoor sports, an outing, and Blackall House, the premises of the Deaf Society of NSW in Newcastle.

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    Deaf Society of NSW Archival Footage 6

    End of the Stanmore opening ceremony.

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    Deaf Society of NSW Archival Footage 7

    People mingling at Stanmore.

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    Australian Deaf Games, Perth, 1970-71

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

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    Deaf Society of NSW Archival Footage 9 – Deaf Games

    1973-74 Deaf Games

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    First Day at the Darlington School

    Nola Colefax describing her first day of school in 1927.

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    Minutes of 1922 meeting about future of ADDA

    A meeting to discuss the future of the ADDA.

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    1903 Congress in Melbourne

    Newspaper summary of the congress.

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    ADDA Booklet of “Rules”

    Rules of the Australasian Deaf and Dumb Association.

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    ADDA Logo

    Logo of the Australasian Deaf and Dumb Association.

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    The Gesture April 1908
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    Australasian Deaf and Dumb Association Congress, 1911

    All deaf speakers and familiar topics.

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    Etching of Sydney

    Etching by John Carmichael.

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    Deafblind man Edward Cork reading braille book

    At Blackburn, Victoria

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    Herbert Hersee with the Women’s Guild

    Circa 1932.

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    Charitable Collections Act 1934

    The act that forced the closure of the NSW Association of Deaf and Dumb Citizens.

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    Martha Overend Wilson

    Leader in the Deaf Community in Queensland and nationally.

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    Deaf and Dumb, Angry Meeting

    This article details the angry meeting held at 5 Elizabeth St Sydney following the dismissal of Herbert Hersee.

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    Deaf and Dumb, New Society Formed

    On 23 May the Sydney Morning Herald recorded the establishment of “a new society”.

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    Deaf and Dumb Wild Meeting Policemen Present

    Wild scenes at the Deaf Society AGM.

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    Breakaway in Queensland

    Queensland breakaway association founded.

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    Fletcher Booth

    Leader in the NSW breakaway association.

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    Ernest Quinnell’s Collector’s Card

    Ernest Quinnel was one of the leaders of the NSW breakaway association.

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    Sound Off, Issue No. 1

    The Deaf Writers’ Group’s first publication

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    Daisy Muir

    Leading deaf woman in the early 20th Century.

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    Trial of John Fitzgerald, 1818

    Old Baily trial record 1818

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    Trial of James Smith

    Old Baily trial record 1827

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    Trial of Elizabeth Steel

    Old Baily trial record 1787

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    Mock Wedding Play

    Early Deaf Theatre

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    AAAD First Annual Report

    1933

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    AAAD Third Annual Report

    1935

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    AAAD Fourth Annual Report

    1936

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    Oldest and Youngest Lacrosse Players

    A 1916 newspaper clipping

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    Staff Group Photo

    Deaf organisation senior staff group photo. Willie Hately is in the middle row, on the far left.

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    Tennis Group Photo

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

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    Social Group Photo

    Social group photo with Willie Hately front and centre.

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    Cricket Group Photo (A)

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

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    Cricket Group Photo (B)

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

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    John Fitzgerald’s petition to the Governor

    1822 attempt to plead for freedom

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    Ticket of Leave, 1843

    1843 ticket of leave

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    ADDSV Group Photo

    ADDSV Group Photo

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    AAAD Second Annual Report

    The second annual report of the Australian Association for the Advancement of the Deaf.

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    The Gesture March April 1909

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

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