Samuel Showell
Samuel Showell
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Read: South Australian Deaf Monthly News 1909 Vol.4 No.7 – Excerpt
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Samuel Showell Letter to the Editor
Samuel Showell attended the first national Congress of deaf people in Melbourne in 1903-04. He sent this Letter to the Editor of The Age, defending deaf children’s right to public education using sign language.
THE DEAF AND DUMB CONGRESS. (1904, January 4). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 – 1954), p. 5. Retrieved December 21, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article197238609
Read: Australasian Deaf and Dumb Congress, 1911
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Queensland Adult Deaf and Dumb Mission
Queensland Adult Deaf and Dumb Mission’s first property on North Quay, Brisbane.
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Deaf and Dumb Institute
This newspaper article describes the opening of the Mission’s new building, and some of the activities that happened there.
DEAF AND DUMB INSTITUTE. (1918, March 5). The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 – 1933), p. 4. Retrieved June 1, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article20214771
Wedding Bells
Samuel Showell included interpreting in his duties as Missioner/Superintendent. He would have been one of Australia’s earliest deaf interpreters!
From the South Australian Deaf Monthly News 1909 Vol.4 No.10. South Australian Deaf Community Collection (Deaf Connect).
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Marriage Certificate
Samuel Showell is listed as officiating at the marriage of Leslie Watts and Edith Morey in December 1925.
Image courtesy of the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages in Queensland, made available under a Creative Commons licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Deaf and Dumb Mission: Tribute to Late Mr Showell
This newspaper article describes an event at the Queensland Deaf and Dumb Mission to pay tribute to Samuel Showell and unveil a photograph of him in the Mission’s hall.
DEAF AND DUMB MISSION. (1933, November 28). Daily Standard (Brisbane, Qld. : 1912 – 1936), p. 9 (FIRST EDITION). Retrieved June 1, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article186131533
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Read More
Wilson, S. (2003). The history of the Queensland Deaf Society: From mission to profession 1903- 2003. Brisbane: The Queensland Deaf Society.