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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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Cricket Group Photo (B)

Cricket group photo – Willie Hately is seated to the left, holding a cricket bat.

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Group Photo at Killarney 1922.

From the album of Jim and Eva Johnston.

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Victorian Deaf Cricket team, Hobart 1928

From the album of Jim and Eva Johnston.

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Deaf Mute Cricket Club Entertainment, 1889

In 1889, the Deaf Mutes Cricket Club in Melbourne held a “Grand Variety Entertainment” to raise funds from the general

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Girls Hockey Team

From the album of Jim and Eva Johnston, this photograph shows a deaf girls’ hockey team in the early 20th century, most likely at the Victorian Deaf and Dumb Institute in Melbourne. Let us know if you can identify any

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Interstate Carnival 1933

Victoria Cricket Club at the Interstate Carnival in Sydney

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Ladies’ 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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NSW Deaf Rugby Team, 1967

NSW Deaf Rugby Team, 1967 Standing: Douglas McKenzie, Paul Briscoe, Lance Hurst, Keith Gleeson, Ian Bayley, Reg Cuthbert, Robert Churchill Seated: John Mumby, Mack Staggs, Bruce Shaw (ball boy), Richard Temple, Arthur Liberale, Ron Loader (captain and coach) Names confirmed

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