Explore our Wellington Deaf Society's interesting (and unique!) sporting and social history, ranging from clothing items, accessories, trophies and keepsakes. If you have any at home you'd like to donate to WDS to be digitised and added to our records, please get in touch with us. If you're curious about the stories behind some of those items, such as the infamous 'toilet seat', those stories are on the WDS Timeline page. Click on below images to see them in bigger size. Enjoy exploring our items!
What's on this page
Most Popular Member of the Year | Sportsperson | Clothing and accessories | Badminton | Basketball | Cricket | Golf | Indoor Bowls | Poker | Pool | Rugby | Rugby League | Table Tennis | Ten Pin Bowling | Other WDS memorabilia
Most Popular Member of the Year
1980 – J. Smith; 1981 – Tony Walton; 1982 – W. Dick; 1983 – K. Manson; 1984 – Clive Morgan; 1985 – S. Turner; 1987 – S. Ruffell; 1988 – Graeme Phinney; 1989 – D. Magon; 1990 – Cameron Ross; 1991 – M. Sullivan; 1992 – Tony Kuklinski; 1993 – Christine Walton; 1994 – Shaun Fahey; 1995 – Rodney Roberts; 1996 – Shane Fenwick; 1997 – W. Tindall; 1998 – Kerry Titcombe; 1999 – Daniel Kuklinski; 2000 – Shane Fenwick; 2001 – Cameron Ross; 2002 – Mark Gates; 2003 – Jane Daysh; 2004 – Shannon Morris; 2005 – Renee Turipa; 2006 – Renee Turipa; 2006 – John Bennett; 2007 – Kirsten Sutherland; 2008 – Darryl Alexander; 2009 – Jared Flitcroft; 2010 – Ben Webb; 2011 – Erich Krogmann; 2012 – Mark Berry; 2013 – Craig Becker; 2014 – Eric Blum; 2015 – Kaz Witko; 2016 – Pam Witko; 2018 – Oliver Ferguson; 2019 – Christine Martin; 2020 – Dorothy Jones; 2021 – Heather Cairn; 2022 – Kirsten Morgan; 2023 – Shannon Morris.
Sportsperson trophies
WALTON AWARD – SPORTS MAN OF THE YEAR
1969 – A.E. Walton; 1970 – F.J. Cunniffe; 1971 – G. Howell; 1972 – K. Witko; 1973 – L. Bamford; 1974 – D. Smith; 1975 – R. McNatty; 1976 – M. Bailey; 1977 – M. Howell; 1978 – M. Bailey; 1979 – G. Howell; 1980 – J. Smith; 1982 – W. Barrett; 1983 – N. Rees; 1984 – C. Morgan; 1985 – B. Austen; 1989 – K. Witko and C. Morgan; 1990 – T. Cohan; 1991 – E. Blum; 1992 – D. Magon; 1993 – E. Blum; 1994 – R. Robert; 1996 – S.J. Harvey.
"TONY WALTON" SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR
2000 – Theo Waterhouse; 2001 – Oliver Ferguson; 2002 – Clive Morgan; 2003 – Samantha Martin; 2004 – Theo Waterhouse; 2006 – Theo Waterhouse; 2007 – Darryl Alexander.
Clothing and accessories
Badminton trophies
W.D.S. BADMINTON – WOMEN
1971 – P. Howell; 1972 – P. Howell; 1976 – M. Bailey; 1977 – L. Schreiner; 1978 – L. Schreiner; 1981 – M. Bailey; 1982 – M. Tompson; 1983 – M. Welham.
W.D.S. BADMINTON – MENS SINGLES
1971 – A. Walton; 1972 – G. Howell; 1973 – L. Bamford; 1976 – L. Bamford; 1977 – L. Bamford; 1978 – L. Bamford; 1980 – L. Bamford; 1981 – L. Bamford; 1982 – L. Bamford; 1983 – L. Bamford.
Basketball trophies
WELLINGTON DEAF SOCIETY BASKETBALL – MOST IMPROVED PLAYER
1989 – R. Bird
WELLINGTON DEAF SOCIETY BASKETBALL – PLAYER OF THE YEAR
1989 – L.Allen
WELLINGTON WOMENS BASKETBALL CLUB – MS NERD OF THE YEAR
Cricket trophies
MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER OF THE YEAR – CENTRAL DISTRICT DEAF CRICKET CLUB
1989 – J. Kuklinski; 1990 – T. Kuklinski; 1991 – K. Chappel; 1992 – R. East-Seymour; 1993 – C. Morgan; 1994 – M. Holtham; 1995 – J. Kuklinski; 1996 – S. Hall; 1997 – T. Brown; 1998 – S. Hall.
CENTRAL DISTRICT DEAF CRICKET CLUB – MOST IMPROVED PLAYER OF THE YEAR
1989 – C. Gray; 1990 – A. Neville; 1991 – J. Whiu; 1992 – A. Heke; 1993 – D. Kuklinski; 1994 – B. Mouat; 1995 – M. May; 1996 – M. Holtham; 1997 – A. Corono; 1998 – K. Chapple.
BEST BATTING OF THE YEAR – CENTRAL DISTRICT DEAF CRICKET CLUB
1989 – C. Morgan; 1990 – A. Neville; 1991 – K. Carroll; 1992 – A. Heke; 1993 – M. Holtham; 1994 – B. Archied; 1995 – B. Archied; 1996 – B. Mowat; 1997 – C. Morgan; 1998 – C. Morgan.
CENTRAL DISTRICT DEAF CRICKET CLUB – BEST BOWLER OF THE YEAR
CENTRAL DISTRICT DEAF CRICKET CLUB – PLAYER OF THE YEAR
1989 – C.Morgan; 1990 – R.Freemantle; 1991 – K.Carroll; 1992 – K. Chappel; 1993 – M.Holtham; 1994 – B.Archied; 1995 – C.Morgan; 1996 – B.Mowat; 1997 – S.Hall; 1998 – R.Mowat.
WELLINGTON DEAF SOCIETY INC CUP – NATIONAL DEAF CRICKET TOURNAMENT
ANNUAL TOURNAMENT – CENTRAL DISTRICT DEAF CRICKET TEAM VS PAK ‘N’ SAVE CRICKET TEAM
1994 – CDDC; 1995 – Pak ‘n’ Save, Upper Hutt; 1996 – CDDC; 1997 – CDDC; 1998 – CDDC; 1999-2007 – No match.
Golf trophies
WELLINGTON DEAF GOLF CLUB – BEST STABLEFORD
1991 – Ray Wilson, Wgtn; 1992 – Ray Wilson, Wgtn; 1993 – Royce Flynn; 1994 – R. Wilson; 1995 – R. Wilson.
WELLINGTON DEAF GOLF CLUB – BEST NETT
1992 – Ray Wilson, Wgtn; 1993 – Ray Wilson; 1994 – T. Walton; 1995 – R. Wilson.
COOK STRAIT TROPHY INTER CLUB – WELLINGTON DEAF GOLF CLUB VS CHRISTCHURCH DEAF GOLF CLUB
1991 – Wellington; 1992 – Wellington; 1993 – Wellington; 1994 – Wellington; 1995 – N/A; 1996 – Wellington.
Indoor Bowls trophies and chattels
WDS INC INDOOR BOWLS – AGG POINTS
1957 – Mrs E.LeMarquand; 1958 – Mrs D.Howell; 1959 – Mrs D.Howell; 1960 – M.B.Howell; 1961 – M.B.Howell; 1962 – Mr N.Fairbrother; 1969 – M.Howell; 1971 – Mrs E LeMarquant & R.McNatty; 1972 – L.Bamford; 1973 – R.McNatty; 1974 – W.Harrett & R.McNatty; 1975 – D.Howell; 1976 – G.Howell; 1977 – M.Howell; 1978 – M.Howell; 1979 – G.Howell; 1980 – J.Smith; 1981 – A.Wilton; 1983 – J.Smith; 1984 – J.Smith; 1985 – B.Austen; 1986 – B.Austen; 1987 – N.Rees; 1988 – N.Rees; 1989 – T.Rees; 1990 – T.Rees; 1991 – W.W.Rees; 1992 – W.W.Rees; 1993 – T.Rees; 1994 – T.Rees; 1995 – T.Rees; 1996 – T.Rees; 1997 – J.Smith, 1998 – D.O’Loughlin.
NELSON FAIRBROTHER MEMORIAL – W.D.S. (INC) INDOOR BOWLS – SINGLES
1975 – F.Cunniffe; 1976 – D.Croskery; 1977 – M.Howell; 1978 – M.Howell; 1979 – G.Howell; 1980 – L.Bamford; 1981 – D.Howell; 1982 – W.Barrett; 1983 – N.Rees; 1984 – J.Smith; 1985 – B.Austen; 1986 – B.Austen; 1987 – N.Rees; 1988 – N.Rees; 1989 – N.Rees; 1990 – T.Rees; 1991 – N.Rees; 1992 – W.W.Rees; 1993 – N.Rees; 1994 – N.Rees; 1995 – N.Rees; 1996 – N.Rees; 1997 – J.Smith; 1998 – K.Witko.
WELLINGTON DEAF SOCIETY INC – TONI REES CUP – TRIPLES INDOOR BOWLS
1987 – N. Rees (Skip), B. Parker, M. Rees; 1988 – B. Austen (S), Mrs A. Parker, R. Cunniffe; 1989 – N. Rees (S), W. Barrett, R. Cunniffe; 1990 – T. Rees (S), W. Rees, W. Barrett; 1991 – N. Rees (S), W. Rees, W. Barrett; 1992 – T. Rees (S), J. Smith, G. Jones; 1993 – N. Rees (S), R. Cunniffe, W. Barrett; 1994 – N. Rees (S), R. Cunniffe, W. Barrett; 1995 – N. Rees (S), R. Cunniffe, W. Barrett; 1996 – N. Rees (S), B. Parker, W. Barrett; 1997 – T. Rees, K. Witko, M. Rees; 1998 – N. Rees, K. Witko, D. O’Loughlin.
NELSON FAIRBROTHER MEMORIAL – W.D.S. (INC) INDOOR BOWLS – PAIRS
1975 – D.Howell & D.Davies; 1976 – M.Cantwell & B.Rees; 1977 – D.Howell & K.Witko; 1978 – M.Howell & M.Bailey; 1979 – A.Walton & K.Manson; 1980 – J.Smith & K.Manson; 1981 – M.Howell & M.Bailey; 1983 – T.Rees & K.Manson; 1984 – K.Witko & J.Jones; 1985 – B.Austen & D.Howell; 1986 – N.Rees & W.Barrett; 1987 – J.Smith & W.Barrett; 1988 – N.Rees (S) & A.Parker; 1989 – T.Rees (S) & G.Jones; 1990 – N.Rees (S) & G.Jones; 1991 – J.Smith (S) & T.Rees; 1992 – N.Rees (S) & W.W.Rees; 1993 – T.Rees (S) & R.Cunniffe; 1994 – T.Rees (S) & R.Cunniffe; 1995 – T.Rees (S) & B.Parker; 1995 – T.Rees (S) & W.Barrett; 1997 – N.Rees & C.Hartley; 1998 – G.Jones & M.Cantwell.
NELSON FAIRBROTHER MEMORIAL – W.D.S. (INC) INDOOR BOWLS – RINKS
1975 – J.Smith, N.Mahoney, D.Smith, C.Hartley; 1976 – G.Howell, E.LeMarquand, C.Hartley, K.Witko; 1977 – M.Howell, G.Howell, M.Bailey, A.Treadwell; 1978 – M.Howell, L.Bamford, C.Howell, E.Pilcher; 1979 – M.Howell, G.Howell, K.Manson, G.Jones; 1980 – L.Bamford, T.Bailey, G.Jones, E.Pilcher; 1981 – A.Walton, D.Howell, C.Walton, A.Parker; 1983 – J.Smith, J.Monk, W.Barrett, K.Manson; 1984 – W.Arthur, T.Rees, D.Fitzpatrick, M.Sullivan; 1985 – J.Smith, D.Howell, I.Jones, D.Adam; 1986 – B.Austen, W.Barrett, K.Manson, P.Witko; 1987 – T.Rees, W.Rees, A.Parker, D.Austen
Poker trophy
WELLINGTON DEAF SOCIETY POKER CHAMPIONSHIP
2011 – Renee Turipa; 2012 – Darryl Alexander; 2013 – Jared Flitcroft; 2014 – Jared Flitcroft; 2015 – Jared Flitcroft; 2016 – Amber Shaw; 2018 – Ben Webb; 2019 – Tony Walton; 2020 – David McKee; 2021 – Kamau Wise; 2022 – Jared Flitcroft; 2023 – Samuel Lane.
Pool trophy
WELLINGTON DEAF SOCIETY – MANSON TROPHY – MENS POOL CHAMPIONSHIP
1983 – C. Morgan; 1984 – N. Keane; 1985 – C. Morgan; 1986 – R. Cameron; 1989 – K. Chapple; 1990 – S. Turner; 1991 – T. Kuklinski;1992 – T. Kuklinski; 1993 – K. Carroll.
Rugby trophies and keepsakes
CENTRAL ZONE DEAF RUGBY UNION – PLAYER OF THE YEAR
1998 – Kevin Carroll; 1999 – Theo Waterhouse; 2000 – Rodney Roberts; 2001 – Steven Harvey; 2002 – Kevin Carroll; 2003 – Ross Freemantle; 2004 – Theo Waterhouse; 2005 – Theo Waterhouse; 2006 – Ross Freemantle; 2007 – Tony Wills; 2008 – Darryl Alexander; 2009 – Darryl Alexander.
CENTRAL ZONE DEAF RUGBY SEVEN-A-SIDE – MANAWATU VS WELLINGTON
NATIONAL DEAF RUGBY INTER-ZONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
1994, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2007
NZ DEAF RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION INC – NATIONAL DEAF ZONAL CHAMPIONSHIPs 1994
1994, 1995, 1999, 2000
Rugby League trophies
WELLINGTON DEAF RUGBY LEAGUE – PLAYER OF THE YEAR
1990 – Graeme Phinney; 1991 – R.Roberts; 1992 – A.Kuklinski; 1993 – Leith Tangiwai; 1994 – Richard Pointon.
WELLINGTON DEAF RUGBY LEAGUE – MOST IMPROVED PLAYER
1990 – Leith Tangiwai; 1991 – K. Chapple; 1992 – J. Kuklinski; 1993 – Daniel Arther; 1994 – Denis Mullane.
COOK STRAIT SHIELD – CENTRAL DISTRICTS VS CANTERBURY DEAF RUGBY LEAGUE
1989 – Canterbury; 1991 – Canterbury; 1992 – Canterbury; 1994 – Canterbury.
Table Tennis trophies
BERRETTI CHALLENGE CUP – W.D.C. TABLE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP
1941 – J. Swindale; 1942 – J. Swindale; 1943 – R. McNatty; 1944 – J. Swindale; 1945 – N. Rees; 1946 – J. Swindale; 1947 – N. Rees; 1948 – N. Rees; 1949 – W. Barrett; 1950 – O. Rublis; 1951 – O. Rublis; 1952 – O. Rublis; 1953 – O. Rublis; 1954 – O. Rublis; 1955 – R.P. McNatty; 1956 – R. Cunniffe; 1957 – F. Cunniffe; 1959 – R. Cunniffe; 1964 – H. Cameron; 1965 – R. Cunniffe; 1969 – A. Walton; 1970 – F. Cunniffe; 1971 – F. Cunniffe; 1972 – K. Witko; 1973 – D. Smith; 1974 – D. Smith; 1975 – A. Walton; 1976 – K. Witko; 1977 – K. Witko; 1978 – K. Witko; 1979 – K. Witko; 1980 – K. Witko; 1981 – K. Witko; 1982 – K. Witko; 1983 – K. Witko; 1984 – K. Witko; 1985 – K. Witko; 1986 – K. Witko; 1990 – K. Witko; 1991 – K. Witko; 1992 – K. Witko.
SWINDALE ROSE BOWL – W.D.C. TABLE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP
1941 – F. Steer; 1942 – F. Steer; 1943 – H. Ross; 1944 – H. Ross; 1945 – F. McNatty; 1946 – N. Mahoney; 1947 – K. Cunningham; 1948 – N. Mahoney; 1949 – N. Mahoney; 1950 – N. Mahoney; 1951 – N. Mahoney; 1952 – Miss A. Parker; 1953 – M. Williams; 1954 – B. O’Neill; 1955 – M. Williams; 1956 – M. Williams; 1957 – M. Williams; 1959 – Mrs M. Williams; 1964 – Mrs M. Rees; 1965 – Mrs M. Rees; 1969 – J. Greenhalgh; 1970 – J. Greenhalgh; 1971 – T. Rees; 1972 – T. Rees; 1973 – T. Rees; 1974 – J. Smith; 1975 – J. Smith; 1976 – M. Cantwell; 1977 – L. Schriner; 1978 – M. Bailey; 1980 – J. Smith; 1981 – J. Smith; 1990 – J. Saville.
Ten Pin Bowling trophies
WDS M. WELHAM CUP – TEN PIN BOWLS FOR THE DEAF – LADIES HIGHEST SCORE
1987 – J. Smith; 1988 – J. Smith; 1989 – J. Smith; 1990 – C. McIver; 1991 – C. McIver; 1992 – J. Saville; 1993 – R. Bird; 1994 – M. Welham.
WDS M. WELHAM CUP – TEN PIN BOWLS FOR THE DEAF – MENS HIGHEST SCORE
1987 – N. Rees; 1988 – W. Rees; 1989 – E. Blum; 1990 – E. Blum; 1991 – E. Blum; 1992 – E. Blum; 1993 – E. Blum; 1994 – C. Ross.
WELLINGTON DEAF SOCIETY (INC) TEN PIN BOWLING – MEN SINGLE CHAMPIONSHIP (Donated by N.Ramsey)
1990 – T. Kuklinski; 1991 – E. Hokianga; 1992 – E. Blum; 1993 – C. Morgan; 1994 – T. Kuklinski.
WELLINGTON DEAF SOCIETY (INC) TEN PIN BOWLING – WOMEN SINGLE CHAMPIONSHIP (Donated by N.Ramsey)
1990 – J. Saville; 1991 – J. Saville; 1992 – J. Saville; 1993 – D. Allen.
WELLINGTON DEAF CHAMPIONSHIPS – HIGHEST SCORE MENS SINGLES
1991 – E.Hokianga; 1992 – E.Blum; 1993 – E.Blum (161); 1995 – Clive Morgan (301).
WELLINGTON DEAF CHAMPIONSHIPS – HIGHEST SCORE LADIES SINGLES
1991 – J.Saville; 1992 – J.Saville; 1993 – J.Saville (107); 1995 – Jodie Kuklinski (204).
WELLINGTON DEAF CHAMPIONSHIPS – DOUBLES PINFALL
1992 – C. Morgan & T. Kuklinski; 1993 – T. Kuklinski & E. Blum; 1994 – M. Holtham & L. Tangiwai.
W.D.S. TEN PIN BOWLS FOR THE DEAF – LOWEST POINTS
1988 – G. Jones; 1989 – P. Witko; 1990 – K. Chapple; 1991 – R. Cameron; 1992 – D. Kuklinski; 1993 – C. McIver; 1994 – T. Rees.
CENTRAL REGION DEAF INTERCLUB TROPHY
1994 – Manawhenua (Manawatu/Horowhenua); 1995 – Kapiti; 1996 – Hutt Valley; 1997 – Kapiti Mana; 1998 – Kapiti Mana.
Other WDS memorabilia
