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Guest curator Tony Clews takes time out of a game to explain the role of cricket in Australian Deaf sports

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Lacrosse Action – Goalscoring

Photograph from 1923 or 1924

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Three-Legged Race at Killarney 1922

From the album of Jim and Eva Johnston.

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Showing the Score at the Interstate Deaf Cricket Competition in 1908

1908 Interstate Deaf Cricket Match

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Pioneers Interstate Games, 1894-1922

The “Pioneers” are the teams that played before the Abraham Shield competition began in 1923. This is an overview of all the interstate games played by the Pioneers. The full record also includes the scores of each game.

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Lacrosse Action

Photograph from 1923 or 1924

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Mixed Doubles Tennis Auburn NSW 1923

From the album of Jim and Eva Johnston.

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Adelaide Deaf Cricket Team, 1910

1910

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Abraham Shield

The Abraham Shield was donated by Ernest Abraham, Superintendent of the Adult Deaf and Dumb Society of Victoria, in 1923.

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Deaf Lacrosse Team

Photograph from 1923

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Tennis Scoring in Victoria 1923

From the album of Jim and Eva Johnston.

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Interstate Deaf Cricket Match, Adelaide, 1919

South Australia vs New South Wales

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Bill Driscoll Explaining the Rules of Cricket

Bill Driscoll (South Australia) was Secretary of the Australian Deaf Cricket Association for 19 years, and had a detailed knowledge of all the rules of cricket. Here he explains some of the finer points to Bruce Muller (L) and John

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Athletic Club Committee Men

1919-20

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Victorian and NSW Female Tennis Teams in Auburn 1923

From the album of Jim and Eva Johnston.

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NSW Cricket Team’s Visit to Adelaide, 1922

1922

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Silent Warriors scorebook, 1986-87

The “Silent Warriors” was the name of the Deaf cricket team playing in local Sydney competition (Ryde district) in the

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Adult Deaf Cricket Team, Melbourne, 1920s

1920

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Victorian and NSW Male Tennis Teams in Auburn 1923

From the album of Jim and Eva Johnston.

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Victorian Deaf Tennis Team

1923

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Australia vs England Test Series, 1994

This is a summary of the results from the 2nd test series against England, when the Australian team played in

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Adult Deaf Lacrosse Team 1918 (A)

From the album of Jim and Eva Johnston.

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Taking the SA Lacrosse Team to Warrandyte 1924

From the album of Jim and Eva Johnston.

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Combined Cricket Team

National Carnival Adelaide 1926

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Deaf Cricket Team playing in local Sydney competition (Moore Park)

1959-60 Season

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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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Adult Deaf Lacrosse Team 1918 (B)

From the album of Jim and Eva Johnston.

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Victorian Deaf Tennis Team in Sydney 1925

From the album of Jim and Eva Johnston.

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NSW Deaf Cricket Team, 1927-28

1927-1928

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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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At Blackburn 1918-1920

From the album of Jim and Eva Johnston.

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Centipede Race at Long Gully 1926 (B)

From the album of Jim and Eva Johnston.

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Victorian Deaf Women’s Hockey

The “Limes” team, 1930

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Australian Deaf Cricket Team, 1992

This was the Australian Deaf Cricket Team for the first test series against England – the “Deaf Ashes”. The English team came to Australia for this first series.

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Deaf Society of NSW Archival Footage 9 – Deaf Games

1973-74 Deaf Games

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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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