Tal-Handaq Nostalgia

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

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Sliema Cafe Crowd1323 viewsRon Leeman, Lee Barraby, Kay Carberry, Tony Stackpoole, Stu Kirkwood, John Nicholas, Johnny Hart, Ian McGuire. 1 commentsronthecoolone03/13/18 at 05:11Chris weathered: Remember so well. Im the one in glasses. Chris Hof...
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Sliema Cafe Crowd 1965-661203 views1 commentsDugmore03/13/18 at 05:01Chris weathered: Still have this photo
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Posing outside the Sliema Cafe1332 views2 commentsronthecoolone03/13/18 at 04:59Chris weathered: Great times I'm the one sitting on the floor ...
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Inside the Pit - circa mid 60's1483 views1 commentsronthecoolone03/13/18 at 04:58Chris weathered: My father CPO Hoffmeyer supervised us when it open...
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Ron Leeman & Steve Bolster1292 viewsA comparison of now and then.1 commentsronthecoolone03/13/18 at 04:53Chris weathered: Remember you both well from the sliema cafe. Good ...
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Chadwick Lakes 1958631 views1 commentsvalerie easter/snowdon/03/11/18 at 14:53Sheila Evans: I never went there back in the school days.
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The new Triton Fountain 1959570 views1 commentsvalerie easter/snowdon/03/11/18 at 14:50Sheila Evans: Nice to know it has been restored and looks lovely...
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HMS Forth at Christmas 1958611 views1 commentsvalerie easter/snowdon/03/11/18 at 14:45Sheila Evans: The Forth was great with all her lights on at Chri...
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Pieta 1958733 viewsLooks like an RFA ship.4 commentsvalerie easter/snowdon/03/11/18 at 14:40Sheila Evans: HMS Ausonia Val.
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Paradise Bay 1958 746 viewsAbove Paradise Bay with the gang 1958. L-R Sheila Weekes, Cliff Payne, Freda Payne's brother, Margaret Polkinghorne, Me, and Ronnie Fenech whose uncle used to drive the bus. He now lives in Winchester!!! He is my FB friend.2 commentsvalerie easter/snowdon/03/11/18 at 14:36Sheila Evans: Very Happy We are still going strong Val, Maggie and myse...
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Len Moscrop and Cathy Stephenson Kalafrana 19731251 viewsThis was taken in July 1973 at the Sgt's mess part of Kalafrana beach club. Amazing that there were Officers' , Sgts' and other ranks' beaches. My Dad was a corporal, my best mate's Dad was a Flt Sgt and our Girlfriends' Dads were officers and believe it or not I was asked to leave the Sgt's' beach because of the rank of my Dad; no wonder I am a socialist!7 commentsfifla197303/04/18 at 10:08Chris Howells: Off topic again like Ivan! Ivan what squadron was ...
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School uniform 708 viewsIs this the school uniform ? It was taken in 1951. I am trying to find out what RNS my sister Betty (Elizabeth) Blakelock attended 1 commentsLindab02/09/18 at 19:51Martin Powell: Not sure about the beret but the blazer is Verdala...
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Which school?683 viewsDoes anyone know which school and where this could have been taken ?1 commentsLindab02/09/18 at 19:48Martin Powell: Badge is definitely TH or Verdala. Outside a house...
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Alongside HMS Forth 19562303 viewsSentinel. Sea Devil, Tudor, Trenchant.
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3 commentsPrefect01/30/18 at 08:24kenneth c proudlove: Excellent photo, while on the rocky rocks of manoe...
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Tigne & Sliema Creek994 viewsPostcard. After the Army & Navy had gone.5 commentsPrefect01/30/18 at 07:23kenneth c proudlove: Alan, i still remember the Sicily trip, excellent ...
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HMS / HMT Brigand791 viewsRescue Tug operating out of Malta with mainly Maltese Crew.
Built 1937. Paid off 1960 after 22 years Med service.

War service HERE
1 commentsrobinwilliams01/26/18 at 21:01admin: HMS Brigand was a tug of the Brigand Class, fitted...
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Staff 19581161 views6 commentsPrefect01/25/18 at 07:11pixelshot: Yes Mr Cleaver was a great guy
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Are there cows in Malta?496 views3 commentsMartin Powell01/24/18 at 19:02pixelshot: They ued to keep them in the lage caves in the 195...
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1 commentsPrefect01/24/18 at 18:59pixelshot: yes got a copy of this ...
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Città di Livorno ©452 views1 commentsPrefect01/24/18 at 18:57pixelshot: Yes our expedition to Italy left and returned on t...
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Small twin Prop - Luqa about 1960805 viewsDon't recognise aircraft or occasion4 commentsdeco.rise01/24/18 at 14:01pixelshot: Yes a Devon one is still flying at Headcorn Airfie...
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Alongside HMS Forth 19562303 viewsSentinel. Sea Devil, Tudor, Trenchant.
Peter Palmer
3 commentsPrefect01/24/18 at 13:35Martin Powell: Yes, went on board - our Cub leader ("Baloo&q...
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Alongside HMS Forth 19562303 viewsSentinel. Sea Devil, Tudor, Trenchant.
Peter Palmer
3 commentsPrefect01/24/18 at 13:24pixelshot: Yes remember HMS Forth...do you remember HMS TOTEM...
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Tigne & Sliema Creek994 viewsPostcard. After the Army & Navy had gone.5 commentsPrefect01/24/18 at 13:19pixelshot: Hello Kenneth so your in OZ now... l was with you ...
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2113 viewsTal Handak Class 1DG 1958 - 1959

Lt. Cdr. Law
12 commentsBillPutman01/24/18 at 08:03pixelshot: Beer242...Yes Carol and l were great pals met up w...
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To the Memory of Mr Jack Smedley990 viewsSee also HERE

...and full story HERE
2 commentsPrefect01/12/18 at 23:33Martin Powell: Shark attack on Mr Smedley, who was a teacher at H...
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Dockyard Technical College513 viewsSelf with Godwin Bonnet outside one of the old rooms of the Dockyard Technical College 2016. Godwin was one of the apprentices taught by my father 1959-60.1 commentsMartin Powell01/12/18 at 20:56Martin Powell: See also HERE
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Dockyard College / SNSO, Clock & Senglea Gate932 viewsNear Sheer Bastion, war damage not yet repaired.

Note the sunshades erected above the SNSO store buildings (later becoming College classrooms).
2 commentsPrefect01/12/18 at 20:40Martin Powell: The five buildings on the waterfront under large s...
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Dunera 1967 Singalong1162 viewsChris Fairwood1 commentsPrefect11/28/17 at 14:45Chris Howells: I may be in here somewhere.
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Girls Hockey Team 1965-661075 viewsGaynor Hamley, Elizabeth Forrester, Sally Rathmell, Sarah Jeffries,
Robina Hopkinson, Pat Elliot, Kitty Chaytor, Alicia Eichmann, Helen Rourke, Anne Gardiner, Sadie Lendrum, Betty Elliott, Angela Radley.
1 commentsDugmore11/28/17 at 14:27Chris Howells: Was Alicia related to Eddie Eichmann?
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Melleiha 1964945 viewsMy brother and sister. Tony went to Maidstone Grammar School and Gwyneth to Luqa Primary.2 commentsChris Howells11/27/17 at 13:46Martin Powell: Truly sorry to learn that Chris. Condolences to yo...
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Melleiha 1964945 viewsMy brother and sister. Tony went to Maidstone Grammar School and Gwyneth to Luqa Primary.2 commentsChris Howells11/26/17 at 15:40Chris Howells: My sister, Gwyneth, sadly passed away this year. I...
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