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.PrefectDec 12, 2011
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Directing traffic at Port des Bombes374 viewsBefore the flyover was buit in 1957.PrefectDec 12, 2011
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Charmaine runnning goose-winged ©708 viewsDo the Maltese (or Gozitans) have a word for it? Peter continues below....1 commentsMartin PowellDec 05, 2011
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Charmaine off Comino ©461 viewsMore from Peter below....1 commentsMartin PowellDec 05, 2011
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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 PowellDec 05, 2011
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New Luqa Terminal452 viewsOpened March 30 1958. Viscount service started in June.PrefectDec 05, 2011
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Warwickshire358 viewsBibby Line.
©Chris Howell Collection.
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Leonid Sobinov 1976355 viewsEx Cunarder Saxonia/Carmania.PrefectNov 24, 2011
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Fords in Kingsway ©408 viewsPrefectNov 19, 2011
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Another one of Aunty Lou's truck ©363 viewsPrefectNov 16, 2011
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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.PrefectNov 15, 2011
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Barquentine c1960 ©337 viewsPrefectNov 15, 2011
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Empress of Scotland353 viewsTrooping in 1948.PrefectNov 13, 2011
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Viscount at Naples 1963 ©338 viewsHaving landed from Malta with an engine fire.PrefectNov 11, 2011
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Viscount at Naples 1961337 viewsEnroute Malta with the Miller family.PrefectNov 11, 2011
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Città di Tunisi 1961 ©406 viewsFrom the Star of MaltaPrefectNov 06, 2011
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Star of Malta 1961 ©492 viewsA cool looking Prefect with Brownie, and Mum4 commentsPrefectNov 05, 2011
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Dunera394 viewsSchool Cruise 1962 & 1967PrefectOct 14, 2011
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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. PrefectOct 04, 2011
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7Up Float497 views3 commentsPrefectSep 28, 2011
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Working on the Railroad420 viewsVillambrosa, Msida 1882PrefectSep 25, 2011
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Working on the Railroad390 viewsAttardPrefectSep 25, 2011
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Working on the Railroad381 viewsSan AntonPrefectSep 25, 2011
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Notabile Station 1904384 viewsAnd now.PrefectSep 25, 2011
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PWD 1903372 viewsPrefectSep 23, 2011
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Steamroller 1903377 viewsR. Ellis. Public Works Department.PrefectSep 23, 2011
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The Star again451 viewsIllustrated London News
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Oh Dear!497 viewsMore Here.PrefectSep 18, 2011
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Royal Lady at Mgarr383 viewsPrefectSep 16, 2011
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Hillman Minx409 viewsVisiting Gozo around 1950.PrefectSep 13, 2011
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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 PostcardPrefectSep 05, 2011
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