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Deaf Society of NSW home movie
Title:
Deaf Society of NSW home movie
NFSA ID
1626487
Year
1945
This silent home movie offers a rare glimpse into Deaf social life in NSW between the 1930s and 1950s. It captures a beachside gathering organised by the Deaf Society of NSW, where children in swim caps play and occasionally chat in Auslan (Australian Sign Language).
Though the amateur footage jumps between scenes with little context, its value is undeniable as a candid record of community, connection and cultural identity. These moments speak to continuity and belonging in an era when such documentation was scarce.
The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia acknowledges Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live and gives respect to their Elders both past and present.