Tal-Handaq Nostalgia

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

Last comments - phillrose
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3 May 1954717 viewsHM & HRH are greeted by Sir Gerald & Lady Creasy at the start of the visit.
4 commentsPrefect06/04/12 at 07:23phillrose: Not many bothered with life jackets in those days ...
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The end of the day, Grand Harbour 1959 ©1154 views10 commentsOldBat03/13/12 at 08:57phillrose: The quality is great compared to some of my color ...
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Upper Strait Street ©747 viewsThe reputed home of the School Club2 commentsPrefect03/12/12 at 12:07phillrose: Of course some of us were of an age to know nothin...
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RFA Blue Ranger 1948466 viewsEspecially for Phill.1 commentsPrefect03/01/12 at 07:58phillrose: Great, if I had a lantern I would be swinging it. ...
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Any more for the Skylark?562 viewsTug Ancient with some of Eagle's ship's company.1 commentsPrefect02/27/12 at 08:12phillrose: Good business in the Gut that night. Shocked
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HMS Lion off Fort Manoel758 viewsProbably 1962.3 commentsPrefect02/17/12 at 08:11phillrose: As you say it is a puzzle, surely GH was not that ...
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HMS Lion off Fort Manoel758 viewsProbably 1962.3 commentsPrefect02/16/12 at 07:59phillrose: Is it assumed she was going to moor between the bu...
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Caption Competition619 views19744 commentsPrefect01/31/12 at 08:56phillrose: Two cheeks on the same ****. Shocked
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My then boyfriend Joe's car, not very affectionately known as 'the orange Anglia"!748 viewsThe four figures with the car are - Joyce Rippin, needlework teacher at Tal Handaq, Ian Merrilees, doing his National Service on the C-in-C's flagship HMS Surprise, Liz Keating from Ireland who was teaching in a Maltese school and Joe Mardel, Admiralty Civil Engineer.
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5 commentsOldBat01/26/12 at 08:42phillrose: Miss, Miss, who dented the rear wing? good selecti...
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Memoir - Misses Candey & Yule655 views4 commentsPrefect01/15/12 at 11:24phillrose: Electrical fitter by a very narrow margin over eng...
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Memoir - Misses Candey & Yule655 views4 commentsPrefect01/15/12 at 08:59phillrose: Interesting to read that the method used for appre...
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Verdala Barracks and School913 viewsDate uncertain but the palm tree is there!6 commentsPrefect01/05/12 at 08:13phillrose: Post 59.
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Air Raid Shelter 1942672 viewsProbably Valletta Railway Station, later the Yellow Garage.8 commentsPrefect12/29/11 at 08:10phillrose: Have no doubt you are correct Liz, I just gave the...
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Air Raid Shelter 1942672 viewsProbably Valletta Railway Station, later the Yellow Garage.8 commentsPrefect12/28/11 at 08:25phillrose: Just had a delve in the recycle bin, my copy taken...
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Air Raid Shelter 1942672 viewsProbably Valletta Railway Station, later the Yellow Garage.8 commentsPrefect12/28/11 at 08:10phillrose: Strange this, I found the identical picture a few ...
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Cdr Paynter at Verdala551 views3 commentsPrefect12/20/11 at 09:01phillrose: Looks to me as if this was taken down in the Ditch...
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Swimming Sports - St George's Bay.1092 viewsSome time in the 1960s. See also.8 commentsPrefect11/28/11 at 08:30phillrose: Very true prefect, perhaps it did prepare me for t...
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Swimming Sports - St George's Bay.1092 viewsSome time in the 1960s. See also.8 commentsPrefect11/27/11 at 11:23phillrose: Naval doctor said while I was in for an ear infect...
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HMS Vanguard641 viewsHopefully going astern.7 commentsPrefect11/12/11 at 11:27phillrose: No sign of heavy wash astern, and no black smoke, ...
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HMS Vanguard641 viewsHopefully going astern.7 commentsPrefect11/11/11 at 11:16phillrose: Nearly a "Bump Felt" as we used to put i...
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HMS Blake 1972 ©676 viewsAt the time of the "withdrawal".4 commentsPrefect10/17/11 at 08:29phillrose: What a ****** mess they made of a fine looking shi...
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Qui Si Sana Children's Playground657 views5 commentsPrefect10/11/11 at 12:18phillrose: Oh you old cynic you.
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RFA Bacchus 1938510 views7 commentsPrefect10/10/11 at 08:50phillrose: Ah, what we used to do was wait until the mates me...
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HMS Camperdown 1960 - 1961640 viewsAnd some visitors.2 commentsPrefect10/02/11 at 09:17phillrose: What do you think that is astern of D32? very stra...
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Sliema Creek with LSTs624 viewsFrom our balcony 1964.1 commentsDavid Robinson10/02/11 at 09:12phillrose: A very bare Sliema Creek.
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HMS Aisne, Tigne Point 19641375 viewsNigel, Nick, Mum, Lynn.5 commentsDavid Robinson10/02/11 at 09:11phillrose: The good times!!, nice picture David.
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Me as a lad!683 viewsOn the balcony of 3 St Nicholas Flats (apartments? LOL) Ta'Xbiex Wharf, approx 19654 commentsChris Howells09/29/11 at 08:41phillrose: Is that the torpedo depot across the water or am I...
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Swimming in Sliema Creek.604 viewsThe large building on the left is the boathouse. The sign on the top corner reads 36 HAA Regiment RA.
3 commentsphillrose09/26/11 at 11:22phillrose: Spot on Nick, it would have been 57/58. Wall to th...
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Dock Gard Creck (glaring typo for Dockyard Creek)685 viewsPostcard. Dromedary Class tug probably Restive.3 commentsPrefect09/22/11 at 09:27phillrose: Drunken sailor maybe? Very Happy
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HMS Achilles 1936526 viewsPrior to transfer to New Zealand.
As INS Delhi she played herself in the film The Battle of the River Plate in 1956.
1 commentsPrefect09/17/11 at 02:42phillrose: Saw her in Bombay in 69, still looking smart then.
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HMS Kemerton 1962681 views5 commentsPrefect09/06/11 at 01:41phillrose: The diving school building is still there just a b...
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HMS Kemerton 1962681 views5 commentsPrefect09/05/11 at 01:31phillrose: A well stocked Sliema creek shown here, just the w...
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