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Adult Deaf Lacrosse Team 1920

From the album of Jim and Eva Johnston.

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Centipede Race at Long Gully 1926 (A)

From the album of Jim and Eva Johnston.

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Hobart Carnival Tennis

Deaf Carnival in 1938

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Adelaide Deaf Mission Cricket Club Premiers

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

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Oldest and Youngest Lacrosse Players

A 1916 newspaper clipping

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Opening New Tennis Court in Sydney 1922

From the album of Jim and Eva Johnston.

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Centipede Race 1926

From the album of Jim and Eva Johnston.

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Deaf Women’s Basketball Premiers

Sydney 1944

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South Australian Adult Deaf Lacrosse Club, 1920

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

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Tennis Group Photo

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

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Boot Scramble Race at Killarney

From the album of Jim and Eva Johnston.

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Group at Long Gully Adelaide 1926

From the album of Jim and Eva Johnston.

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Victorian Ladies Basketball Team

1944

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Adelaide Deaf Adult Lacrosse Club, 1927

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

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Social Group Photo

Social group photo with Willie Hately front and centre.

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Cigarette Race at Killarney 1922

From the album of Jim and Eva Johnston.

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Cricket Carnival in Hobart, Christmas 1928

From the album of Jim and Eva Johnston.

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Annual Deaf Cricket

This early film shows a gathering of players and spectators for a cricket match in Melbourne, between the Victorian team

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Adelaide Deaf Lacrosse Club, 1923

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

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Cricket Group Photo (A)

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

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Gents’ Race at Killarney 1922

From the album of Jim and Eva Johnston.

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Travelling to the Cricket Carnival in Hobart, 1928

From the album of Jim and Eva Johnston.

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Deaf Lacrosse Players Knock Referee Out

Deaf team conduct reported to the Victorian Lacrosse Association.

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Indoor Bowls at Stanmore

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

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