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 St Vincent v Hawkins, Manoel Island163 viewsPhil Baker, House Match 2nd(?) Year.philb57
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 1st Team at Corradino A163 views1967-68philb57
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 1st Team at Marsa v TH Staff160 views1967-8philb57
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 Steve Brewster getting applause158 viewsX-country 1967-8philb57
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 Malta Family History153 viewsThe lost website now archived can still be visited.

Essential resource for historians.

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 George Lyall re-entry to school149 viewsX-country 1967-8philb57
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 Laws at Sea147 viewsLt Cdr Mike Law and Miss Pat Bower, as they were then, racing RN Swordfish in Marsamxett 1958/9. We lost Capt Law in 2015 and Mrs Law a couple of weeks ago, aged 95. Now sailing on a cloud together. Fair winds.admin
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 PDF Malta Youth Champs 1969 - from Mike Wynne145 viewsClick here for Malta AAA Youth Champs 1969SC-UK
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 1st Team at Corradino B141 views1967-68philb57
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 1st Team at Corradino A (2)135 views1967-68philb57
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 For G&S lovers everywhere135 viewsThose who loved the TH shows will love this FILM - available on DVD or YOUTUBE

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 Another Bob Dickerson painting for sale, this time on ebay127 viewsSee HERE

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 Robinson Crusoe 2125 viewsPhoto of the cast (with the Verdala monkeys) - names please !derrick calver
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 Verdala 1960s122 viewsAn unusual aerial photo showing the whole of St Clement's Retrenchmentderrick calver
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 Robinson Crusoe 1958108 viewsPantomime put on by the Senior Dockyard Officers Club. Most of the tribe of monkeys referred to came from Verdala ( does anyone have the photo of the monkeys with Widow Crusoe?)derrick calver
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 In loving memory of Mr (Trev) Ricketts d.3rd February 2024105 viewsRicky Ricketts writes : "I can’t believe I am actually writing this ….. but wanted to let you all know that my amazing dad and role model Trevor Ricketts sadly passed away suddenly at 2:20 am Saturday morning. To say I feel heartbroken is an understatement.
I think the thing I am struggling with most is the suddenness of it all. Last weekend we had a lovely family walk around Port Solent to the pub where of course he beat me in his first ever game of “Guinness line” drinking !!
I know many of you will be wondering “how on earth?” as he was super fit and still walking many miles every day. Without any warning signs he had a massive stroke on Thursday morning and later that day he underwent surgery to remove two large clots from his brain, which appeared to go well. I even got to speak to him for a couple of minutes in recovery and whilst not himself he was looking forward to the test match on Friday !
Unfortunately, in the early hours of Friday, he suffered a catastrophic bleed to the brain and the consultant told us that he wouldn’t recover. We were able to sit with him all day on Friday, and the early hours of Saturday morning, to share our memories, listen to jazz, say good bye and most importantly promise him that we will take care of my incredible mum Gillian Ricketts … something I know I wont be doing alone as they are so loved by many.
Dad, I will miss you more than you will ever know and promise to shout louder at Swindon, clap louder at Lords and make you proud xx "

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 On this day 2003 - singer Robert Allen Palmer b.19 January 1949 – d.26 September 2003103 viewsRobert mainly lived in Malta from 1950 to 1961 (age 1-12). His father was RN (Dingli) and Robert went to Verdala and/or Tal-Handaq (exact dates are unkown).
He mentions his time in Malta briefly HERE (wind forward 15 mins) and in other youtube interviews.2 commentsderrick calver
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 Verdala Sept 1971 (3)102 views"The Ditch" - a classroom in the old barracks looking very sorry for itself. I seem to remember it was a little better in 1958. As well as some classrooms there the Naval Stores Department (SNSO) still had stores there at the time.derrick calver
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 Vittoriosa from Verdala 97 viewsVittoriosa taken from Verdala rooftop, 1920sderrick calver
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 St Clement's prisoner of war camp Verdala WW1 (3)96 viewsGerman prisoners marching for the Kaiser's birthday 1917derrick calver
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 Mr Ricketts to wardrobe please 90 viewsMr (Trev) Ricketts being pinned up for MADC production of The Tempest, San Anton 1968.

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Photo : Monica Mazure now Wardmcnallyadmin
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 St Clement's prisoner of war camp Verdala WW1 (2)85 viewsThe building at the back where RNS Verdala had the school library and classroomsderrick calver
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 St Clement's prisoner of war camp Verdala WW173 viewsOne of a number of photographs taken during the first World War by Daniel Hiesinger.
Note the guards sitting on deck chairs on the battlements!derrick calver
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 Bernards of Harwich (advert from school magazine)66 viewsBefore they closed Bernards supplied Naval uniforms in most of the R N ports home and abroad. They also supplied our school uniforms. But did you know that on their top floor of their Sliema branch they stocked Hornby Train Sets!derrick calver
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