Tal-Handaq Nostalgia

Memories of the Royal Naval School, Malta, 1947 - 1978.


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Directing traffic at Blata' l-Bajda400 viewsBefore the flyover was built in 1957.Prefect
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Directing traffic at Port des Bombes374 viewsBefore the flyover was buit in 1957.Prefect
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Charmaine runnning goose-winged ©708 viewsDo the Maltese (or Gozitans) have a word for it? Peter continues below....1 commentsMartin Powell
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Charmaine off Comino ©461 viewsMore from Peter below....1 commentsMartin Powell
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Peter and Charmaine ©1030 viewsWhile doing the midday sun thing last year at Mgarr, we (Grahame Cain & I) came across what looked like a fully rigged luzzu. Being nosy I climbed aboard uninvited for a closer look. Peter emerged from the shade beneath and we spent an hour grilling him (no hat either). When he was fully baked we let him get back to his painting. He writes….(see comments below)….1 commentsMartin Powell
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New Luqa Terminal452 viewsOpened March 30 1958. Viscount service started in June.Prefect
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Warwickshire358 viewsBibby Line.
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Leonid Sobinov 1976355 viewsEx Cunarder Saxonia/Carmania.Prefect
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Fords in Kingsway ©408 viewsPrefect
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Another one of Aunty Lou's truck ©363 viewsPrefect
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An early Motorhome ©405 viewsIn which this lady, known as Aunty Lou, travelled the world spending some time camped at Ghajn Tuffieha in the mid 1960s.Prefect
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Barquentine c1960 ©337 viewsPrefect
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Empress of Scotland353 viewsTrooping in 1948.Prefect
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Viscount at Naples 1963 ©338 viewsHaving landed from Malta with an engine fire.Prefect
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Viscount at Naples 1961337 viewsEnroute Malta with the Miller family.Prefect
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Città di Tunisi 1961 ©406 viewsFrom the Star of MaltaPrefect
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Star of Malta 1961 ©492 viewsA cool looking Prefect with Brownie, and Mum4 commentsPrefect
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Dunera394 viewsSchool Cruise 1962 & 1967Prefect
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Lancastria 1936368 viewsThe Lancastria was a Cunard liner sunk on 17 June 1940 with the loss of an estimated 4,000 plus lives. It is the worst single loss of life in British maritime history. Prefect
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7Up Float497 views3 commentsPrefect
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Working on the Railroad420 viewsVillambrosa, Msida 1882Prefect
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Working on the Railroad390 viewsAttardPrefect
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Working on the Railroad381 viewsSan AntonPrefect
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Notabile Station 1904384 viewsAnd now.Prefect
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PWD 1903372 viewsPrefect
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Steamroller 1903377 viewsR. Ellis. Public Works Department.Prefect
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The Star again451 viewsIllustrated London News
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Oh Dear!497 viewsMore Here.Prefect
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Royal Lady at Mgarr383 viewsPrefect
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Hillman Minx409 viewsVisiting Gozo around 1950.Prefect
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Sant'Antonio 1930418 viewsColeiro Brothers' barquentine stranded at Catania.
The company pioneered the wine and tomato paste industries.
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Uganda392 viewsArthur Dixon PostcardPrefect
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