Tal Handaq Nostalgia - Guestbook/Forum/Chat Room

OK its just a simple Guestbook for now, introduced as the space for comments under photos is limited. Rules. 1. Posts must be in English (the odd Maltese phrase allowed) 2. No obscene, offensive, or defamatory comments. 3. Offenders and Spammers will be thrown off Dingli Cliffs. Email addresses if entered are visible only to the Webmaster. If you wish to contact an old schoolmate directly, just ask and I will relay a message if I can.

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prefect

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Not sure, but she lived in Balzan, so that might be a place to start looking. Or nearby Lija Cemetery or perhaps the large Addolorata Cemetery at Marsa.

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sheila Macdonald

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Thank you so much for the information concerning Jackie Yule. She certainly deserved the OBE. Would anyone have information as to where she is resting as I go to Malta every year and I would like to lay a tribute on my next visit

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prefect

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Sheila. JY is no longer with us. See my comment under your last one in the Gallery.

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Sheila MacDonald

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What happened to Jackie Yule I would suspect she is dead by now. She always said she would never leave Malta. Does any one know if she did

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il-fenek

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TH was renowned for its religious statues. They could be found at the back of assembly where Maestro couldn't see them not singing.

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Peter Shawyer

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Message Number: #99 - Saturday, October 24, 2009 08:35:42 GMT - IP = 81.156.93.14
Name: Peter Shawyer

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Found the site quite by accident whilst researching Malta History when the Tal Handak School popped up in the Religious Statues page?? I was in Malta 1956-1959, lived in St Julians Bay and spent some leasure time at Rockyvale and with the First Pembroke Scout troop at St Andrews. It was very pleaseing to see so many Names amongst the Photo Gallery that I knew.

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James Hair

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at TH from sept 1959 -sept1961
1CG,1BG.2AG

lived in Sliema and then St Julians.

rememeber two names: Anthony Christopher Will1am Vincent Gregory Marengo-Rowe, Joanna Vaughan-Cox

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Joseph Lock

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Went to Malta in 1957 with Mum, 3 bros and my sister. Dad had gone ahead, stationed at St Georges Barracks. Started at Tal handak in 1BM in 57. Ist in class at that age of 11. Went on through 2A to 4A. Believe I was in Stephenson, green I think. Great times at the school club in Valletta on sat night. Gone the cane for pinching pencils, loved Audrey Potts who tore up the valentine Card I sent her. Believe Amanda Beale was also in my 3A class. Remember cross country runs in the valley.Everything happened to me those 5 years in my life
salutations
joseph lock

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Spike Walton

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I first went to Malta in 1948 - I'm sure you all remember 1948 - and after a short while at Tal Handaq, Verdala was opened and I went there. I hated the school, the teachers and all the other kids but apart from that it was quite enjoyable.
Went back to Portsmouth, took the eleven plus and passed but as I hadn't made up my mind what I was going to do when/if I grew up I chose to go to the Portsmouth Technical School because I had cousins there. I hated the school, the teachers and the other kids but apart from that....Then in 1956 my Dad got posted back to Malta where I went to Tal Handaq and had a wonderful time. Left in 1959 and it's been pretty much downhill ever since. What about you?

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