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The Silent Messenger, March-April 1949 – ‘Signs Conference’

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This conference in Sydney in 1949 shows us that there have regularly been discussions about standardising signs around Australia. At this conference, it seems that deaf and hearing delegates came from every state to discuss the issue.

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NSW Deaf Community Collection (Deaf Connect).

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