Tal-Handaq Nostalgia

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


Last comments - Then & Now
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Nix Mangiare Steps710 viewsOh Signore! Mi povero! Miserabile! Nix padre, nix madre, nix mangiare for sixteen days per Jesu Christo.”
1 commentsPrefect05/26/13 at 11:52Prefect: "The "Nix Mangiare Stairs" of Valle...
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Anchors at Anchor Bay. Early 1950s.905 viewsPhill Rose
The question is - How did they get there?
6 commentsPrefect05/23/13 at 08:25dfss: I am pretty sure that I remember at least some anc...
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Anchor Bay with anchors865 viewsPhill Rose
And we now know how they got there. See It-Tunnara.
13 commentsPrefect05/22/13 at 23:32MilkMonitor: Information from John Pace indicates that the anch...
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Anchors at Anchor Bay. Early 1950s.905 viewsPhill Rose
The question is - How did they get there?
6 commentsPrefect05/22/13 at 23:31MilkMonitor: Information from John Pace indicates that the anch...
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Old Bakery Street945 views3 commentsPrefect03/20/13 at 06:19OldBat: Well no it wouldn't, would it!! I just presu...
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Old Bakery Street945 views3 commentsPrefect02/27/13 at 23:06Prefect: I wouldn't dare! Yes that dome on the Carmeli...
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Old Bakery Street945 views3 commentsPrefect02/27/13 at 15:37OldBat: What a mess 'our' street was in during t...
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Anobat Flats ©1013 viewsCorner of Sur Fons St & P.O.W .Road St Julians, Ours was top corner flat. Mid/late 80s Map.7 commentsdeco.rise02/20/13 at 23:16admin: Deleting comments is not helpful as can make a non...
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St Andrew's Church of Scotland497 viewsSouth Street. A School Club operated in the Church Hall.
On the map.
2 commentsPrefect02/20/13 at 23:13Prefect: And here it is.
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St Andrew's Church of Scotland497 viewsSouth Street. A School Club operated in the Church Hall.
On the map.
2 commentsPrefect02/20/13 at 15:43OldBat: But back then there was no building on the other s...
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Anobat Flats ©1013 viewsCorner of Sur Fons St & P.O.W .Road St Julians, Ours was top corner flat. Mid/late 80s Map.7 commentsdeco.rise02/19/13 at 10:46Prefect: Page 2 of the Google map.
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Anobat Flats ©1013 viewsCorner of Sur Fons St & P.O.W .Road St Julians, Ours was top corner flat. Mid/late 80s Map.7 commentsdeco.rise02/19/13 at 07:18Prefect: And now they are on the map - Page 2.
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Anobat Flats ©1013 viewsCorner of Sur Fons St & P.O.W .Road St Julians, Ours was top corner flat. Mid/late 80s Map.7 commentsdeco.rise02/19/13 at 06:41Bryan Sanderson: These flats are on the corner of Sur Fons and Prin...
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Supper for USS Threadfin570 viewsA dinner which my parents attended at the dockyard? The sub USS Threadfin was in for propeller repairs in January 1960. The US guy is George Millard Allen Jnr, Lieutenant junior grade, front right. Poking her head round is my mum Joyce Day, same side sitting is Elsie Murgatroyd. Can't remember any others. any siblings recognise their parents?
I was able to tour the sub whilst in dry dock - no photos!
2 commentsdeco.rise02/15/13 at 10:43deco.rise: That's a lot of info! Very informative, thank...
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Fancy Dress for the parents501 viewsAt the Marsa club in 60/61. Roman drinks party by the looks of it, tough going for our parents, lol. Front, reclining L to R. My mum Joyce Day, Joan Locke, Elsie Murgatroyd. Rear, in order L to R. Doreen Haddon, Robbie ..., ? , ? , ? glasses, hat in middle is Bob Haddon, rear Bill Day my dad, John Locke and? Any siblings know the rest?1 commentsdeco.rise02/15/13 at 10:42deco.rise: Obviously 1961, the hat in the middle gives it aw...
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Anobat Flats ©1013 viewsCorner of Sur Fons St & P.O.W .Road St Julians, Ours was top corner flat. Mid/late 80s Map.7 commentsdeco.rise02/13/13 at 23:18Prefect: No these are further down the road on Sur Fons Str...
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Anobat Flats ©1013 viewsCorner of Sur Fons St & P.O.W .Road St Julians, Ours was top corner flat. Mid/late 80s Map.7 commentsdeco.rise02/13/13 at 12:51valerie easter/snowdon/: Did these flats used to be Egmont Close. Near S. I...
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The Ferry Early 1950s714 viewsPostcard - Alfred Vella Gera
5 points if you can name the film on at the Alhambra.
3 commentsPrefect02/13/13 at 11:47Ivan: Thank goodness for that! It's been driving me...
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The Ferry Early 1950s714 viewsPostcard - Alfred Vella Gera
5 points if you can name the film on at the Alhambra.
3 commentsPrefect02/13/13 at 10:40Prefect: So it is. Well done. Botta e risposta.
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The Ferry Early 1950s714 viewsPostcard - Alfred Vella Gera
5 points if you can name the film on at the Alhambra.
3 commentsPrefect02/13/13 at 08:41Ivan: Is it 1950 Italian film "Botta e risposta&quo...
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Supper for USS Threadfin570 viewsA dinner which my parents attended at the dockyard? The sub USS Threadfin was in for propeller repairs in January 1960. The US guy is George Millard Allen Jnr, Lieutenant junior grade, front right. Poking her head round is my mum Joyce Day, same side sitting is Elsie Murgatroyd. Can't remember any others. any siblings recognise their parents?
I was able to tour the sub whilst in dry dock - no photos!
2 commentsdeco.rise02/11/13 at 11:22Prefect: Near the south end of the canal, USS Threadfin slo...
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The Gut569 viewsEarly 1950s1 commentsPrefect02/02/13 at 02:22MacHead: As I mentioned on Facebook on the theme of The Gut...
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Site of The Dockyard Club (DUKOC)488 viewsSt Ignatius Junction/Old College Hill.
Later known as the Admiralty United Kingdom Officers Club. Believed renamed yet again as the Churchill Club.
2 commentsPrefect12/30/12 at 10:18Prefect: So was I in 61.
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Site of The Dockyard Club (DUKOC)488 viewsSt Ignatius Junction/Old College Hill.
Later known as the Admiralty United Kingdom Officers Club. Believed renamed yet again as the Churchill Club.
2 commentsPrefect12/30/12 at 10:12Bazzer: I was a "bottle boy" with the late Jim C...
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Xlendi 1960740 views© John Gardiner4 commentsPrefect11/26/12 at 13:07OldBat: All right, all right, you win!!
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Xlendi 1960740 views© John Gardiner4 commentsPrefect11/26/12 at 12:44Prefect: We stayed in a shoe box in t'middle o't ...
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Xlendi 1960740 views© John Gardiner4 commentsPrefect11/26/12 at 12:34OldBat: In the days when St Patrick's Hotel didn'...
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Fort Manoel Restoration503 viewsThe Old Armoury once the Church of HMS Phoenicia.
See HERE
Mac
2 commentsPrefect11/23/12 at 09:41Prefect: Are you among these?
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Xlendi 1960740 views© John Gardiner4 commentsPrefect11/23/12 at 08:26CJay: In the days when they didn't have electricity...
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RN Families Clinic, Tower Road Sliema - mid 60s © copyright Jane Banks (her Mum on bench)1021 viewsOnly the facade remains.

The view in 2018
5 commentsjane banks11/23/12 at 08:23CJay: Just found these pics. John, you must have had the...
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Tony's Bar670 viewsLarger version2 commentsPrefect11/23/12 at 08:16CJay: Yes - several times over! Edited to add: Not, of c...
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Fort Manoel Restoration503 viewsThe Old Armoury once the Church of HMS Phoenicia.
See HERE
Mac
2 commentsPrefect11/23/12 at 08:14CJay: I was a young chorister here when the church was c...
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