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Tigne Point then and now110 viewsIn days of old when knights were bold, Developers not invented; The view serene, tower blocks unseen And everyone contented. Top photo : Edmund Ashman, ex-Tigne School 1950s Bottom photo from internet search - unattributed See also THIS ONE and comments beneath it. adminMay 01, 2022	Christmas Greetings from Gozo 2021174 viewsChristmas tree in Fontana made from 8,800 recycled plastic bottles.adminDec 18, 2021	Banyan Style525 views"The sand was so beautiful on Ramla beach that it was golden shading into red. There was no habitation there. You walked down a farm track through groves of bamboo to the beach. On the beach there is a statue of the Madonna on a pedestal. It carried a light or lantern on the top. There were few if any visitors. On some days the only person to visit the beach was the lamplighter who faithfully lit the Madonna’s light. As the evening light faded bats would swoop low over our campground. The trip was a success except that our pet tortoise, whom we had taken with us, marched off into the bamboo groves and may even be living there now after an interval of sixty-something years." Wallow in more nostalgia HERE by Andrew McLeod.adminNov 14, 2021	1960s & 70s from David Woolfenden, ex-Verdala405 viewsClick HERE to see all 17adminOct 10, 2021
1960s photos from Leslie Platt, ex-Verdala306 viewsClick HERE to see all 20 adminSep 26, 2021	Memories of Xlendi, Gozo - part three285 viewsFrom Joe Zammit Ciantar in a recent Times of Malta - part 3 (click the blue link)adminSep 11, 2021	Memories of Xlendi, Gozo - part two199 viewsFrom Joe Zammit Ciantar in a recent Times of Malta - part 2 (click the blue link) adminSep 11, 2021	Memories of Xlendi, Gozo - part one145 viewsFrom Joe Zammit Ciantar in a recent Times of Malta - part 1 (click the blue link)adminSep 11, 2021
Air Malta192 viewsAd no.6 from 1974 adminSep 01, 2021	Air Malta129 viewsAd no.5 from 1974 adminSep 01, 2021	Air Malta118 viewsAd no.4 from 1974adminAug 25, 2021	Air Malta77 viewsAd no.3 from 1974adminAug 25, 2021
Air Malta95 viewsAd no.2 from 1974adminAug 19, 2021	Air Malta65 viewsAd no.1 from 1974adminAug 19, 2021	Anyone we know?156 viewsDriving licence from 1957. Offers on deciphering Phylliis' surname gratefully received.adminAug 05, 2021	BEA advertising poster 1960s213 viewsArtist's impression or painted from a real photo? If a photo, who? Looks like an Albacore (apart from the red sails, artistic licence).adminJun 13, 2021
Aerial view taken 2000, photo courtesy Keith Poulton327 viewsInto my heart an air that kills From yon far country blows: What are those tin remembered roofs? What bell, what kids are those? That is the land of lost content, I see it shining plain. Hot dusty classrooms where I went And cannot come again. (With apologies to A.E.Housman)1 commentsadminMay 01, 2021	Farewell Sir274 viewsHRH Prince Philip 1921-2021 Times of Malta article on new Malta stamps to be issued on 10 June 2021 which would have been HRH's 100th birthday (but omits to mention his command of HMS Magpie in Malta!) see HEREadminApr 10, 2021	Notta lotta people know this ............................... The Investigator251 viewsThriller puppet show by Gerry Anderson of Thunderbirds fame, filmed in Malta in 1973 . This particular pilot never took off. Watch clips HERE Read about it HEREadminApr 05, 2021	A film for April Fools179 viewsBlack Eagle - possibly the lamest film made in Malta (or anywhere), despite Van Damme's and Kosugi's best (or worst) efforts. Not made as a comedy but laughable in every way, redeemed only by the scenery (but of course no extras available from TH to save the day), 1988. Film HERE More stills HERE What the REVIEWS SAID (scroll down). adminApr 01, 2021
Vendetta for the Saint229 viewsMalta posing as Sicily & Capri. Watch for the Kinnie advert during the fight (Naxxar church), and of course the 'Palermo' bus (M'xlokk, Mdina). Good classic episode (1969). More shots HERE Film - part one HERE part two HEREadminMar 17, 2021	Inside the Pit 2005340 viewsRemove all the furniture and it looks just the same. I especially remember the opening at the end with bars in it. That was the only ventilation we had!1 commentsmikewJan 28, 2021	The Pit entrance tunnel 2005268 viewsThe tunnel fitted with all mod cons, handrail, steps, adequate lighting. Still damp though! but presumably not with the sweat of a lot of dancing teenagers.1 commentsmikewJan 28, 2021	The entrance to the Pit 2005192 viewsI took this photo when we went back on the 2005 reunion visit. It was then the Castille Wine Vaults. It was closed at the time but I managed to get in and take some photos which will follow on from this one. Ivan, (author of a previous photo) I hope they are of interest. 1 commentsmikewJan 28, 2021
Something to look forward to...228 viewsMore restored buses now doing tourist trips. Click HERE for full article from recent Times of Malta. See also THIS ONE adminJan 22, 2021	Merry Christmas from Valletta 2020174 viewsSome outstanding lights if you google them.adminDec 21, 2020	173 viewsOur late father being presented with the Marksman's Trophy by Sir Maurice Dorman Governor-General of Malta at the Sgts' Mess Annual Darts Awards Dinner held at Simonds Farsons Cisk Brewery, 1967.Military BratAug 30, 2020	Washing Up in Malta233 viewsBy Josephine Burden, ex-Tal Handaq From the blurb - "Washing Up in Malta is about travel, coming of age, mothers and daughters. The lives of two women, Jessica and Grace, unfold across a century of change. Their particular journeys take them through Scotland, England, Germany, Africa, Bahamas, and Australia. Through it all, the place that punctuates their lives as a marker of home is the tiny island of Malta, at the centre of the Mediterranean Sea. Grace begins her journey here, and Jessica completes the circle by returning to Malta toward the end of her life." Buy online or read for free HEREadminJun 10, 2020
Anyone we know?244 viewsAlhambra 1970s.adminJun 09, 2020	Barrakka lift probably c.1980 before demolition217 viewsYou can google the new one. Photo : source unknown.adminMar 18, 2020	Ray Calleja inventor of Twistees passes to the great tuckshop in the sky229 viewsRead more HEREadminJan 09, 2020	Merry Christmas from Valletta 2019183 viewsThis is a large Christmas "tree" of illuminated Mdina-glass baubles on display in Valletta.2 commentsadminDec 24, 2019
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