Tal-Handaq Nostalgia

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


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Britannia423 viewsThis looks like a Britannia. Taken from the old main terminal at Luqa airport looking towards the RAF site which is to the right in the background1 commentsglub
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Green Buses post 1977423 viewsSee the full story on the old buses here.2 commentsPrefect
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"Kalafrana here I come"423 viewsPrefect
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A More Recent Trip423 views2128 Departing HAFMED Floriana.
Daina Garage's pre-war Dodge having been rebuilt as a Bedford. (All very confusing!)
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Working on the Railroad423 viewsVillambrosa, Msida 1882Prefect
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Kingsgate Terminus 1930s ©422 viewsFrom Peter Evans. Prefect
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Sliema Bus421 viewsProbably 1930s, though the body looks much like a post war Wayne "American School Bus."
This is No.2 in the fleet of the British Motor Company owned by Mr Joe Gazan. Behind is a rival of the Sliema Motor Bus Company.
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Troop Transport WW2421 views1723 was a Diamond with the name "St Paul".
During the war buses were placed under Government control and were liable to requisition.
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Sant'Antonio 1930421 viewsColeiro Brothers' barquentine stranded at Catania.
The company pioneered the wine and tomato paste industries.
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New Road at Marsa 1975421 viewsNot quite open.Prefect
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No 4 Dock420 viewsBeing enlarged, 1962-4.Martin Powell
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420 views... some destinations are confusing. ©2 commentsPrefect
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Città di Alessandria420 viewsTirrenia LinePrefect
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The Railway418 viewsMuseum Station. The end of the line.
(Not Attard as previously labelled.)
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Clan Ferguson Arriving418 viewsEither October 1941 or January 1942. Later sunk on Pedestal.Prefect
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RN Bedfords416 viewsThese are in Singapore but similar ones once served Tal Handak.Prefect
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Mgarr at Mgarr414 viewsEntered service 1980.Prefect
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Attard Station413 viewsPrefect
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Bikes at the Ferry413 viewsPrefect
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Morris Oxford at Ramla Bay ©413 viewsPete ShepheardPrefect
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USS Marcasite (later the Star of Malta)412 views• Built in 1928 as Camargo for Julius Fleischmann of Cincinnati.
• Sold in 1938 to General Rafael Trujillo Molina, and renamed Ramfis
• Commissioned USS Marcasite (PY-28), 12 May 1942
• Decommissioned 5 October 1944 at Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, WA
• 5 December 1945, sold and renamed Comando
• Sold in 1947 to the Minster SS Co., Ltd. (Mitchell Cotts & Co. Malta) and renamed Westminster
• Sold in 1952 to Paul M. Laferla of Malta, renamed Star of Malta.
• Sold for scrap in March 1966 to Cantieri Navali delle Grazie, La Spezia, Italy.
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Blata l-Bajda411 viewsPostcard before 1973. With the Spencer Monument and a Gudja/Ghaxaq bus.
Not to mention a Triumph Herald and a couple of B'karas.
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Hillman Minx410 viewsVisiting Gozo around 1950.Prefect
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Fords in Kingsway ©410 viewsPrefect
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Florentia 1950410 viewsDeparted for Melbourne with 1232 emigrants, the largest number on one ship, on December 16.Prefect
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Bus No.6 at Palm Square, Msida.410 viewsThornycroft single decker imported in 1904.
From Edgar Vella.
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Taking the car home 1961 ©410 viewsPete ShepheardPrefect
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Westminster410 viewsNot yet a Star.Prefect
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Star at Syracuse 1960 ©409 viewsPrefect
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Jason. Blue Funnel Line. 1963. ©409 viewsPrefect
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Tram at Floriana409 viewsThe Tramway ran from 1905 - 1929.
Kingsgate - Hamrun -Three Cities - Birkirkara.
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Troopship Empire Clyde c1956409 views ©Rex Cooper
Cameronia. Later renamed Empire Clyde - 7515tons built 1920.
Scrapped in September 1957 at Newport, Monmouthshire, England.
Go here http://hmtships.googlepages.com/home to see that HMT does not stand for Her Majesty's Troopship.
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