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Annual Deaf Cricket

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This early film shows a gathering of players and spectators for a cricket match in Melbourne, between the Victorian team and another unidentified team. In the opening frames, Ernest Abraham can be seen among the crowd fingerspelling and signing “ [NAME OF CLUB?] WISH YOU ALL A HAPPY NEW YEAR!”

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Footage courtesy of Expression Australia.

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Footage courtesy of Expression Australia.

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