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Deaf Society of NSW home movie
Title:
Deaf Society of NSW home movie
NFSA ID
1626487
Year
1945
Shot circa 1945, this silent home movie records a seaside gathering organised by the Deaf Society of NSW. Children in swim caps splash at the shoreline, then pause to chat in Auslan (Australian Sign Language).
The camera drifts between moments without explanation or polish. At a time when Deaf experiences were rarely documented, the film is a valuable record of everyday social life as it unfolded – shared language, familiarity, time spent together.
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.