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 A BOOK TO COMMEMORATE THE ANZAC  CENTENARY

1915 – 2015

(Limited Edition)

 This commemorative book is packed with detailed information regarding the role that Malta played during World War1 to assist the ANZACS.  It includes photos, documents and list of ANZAC soldiers, hospitals, military ships in Malta and cemeteries where 300 ANZACS are buried.

This book is compiled by Frank Scicluna, the Hon Consul for Malta in South Australia and it contains 150 pages in colour and hardcover.

It will be for sale in March. You are invited to reserve a copy.   For further information please contact Frank Scicluna Email honconsul@live.com.au


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 MALTA

THE CHICKEN HAWKER


From a painting of Chev. Edw. Caruana Dingli (1876-1950)


Edw Caruana was born in Valletta, Malta of afamily of artists in 1876.  In 1898, he was commissioned in the Royal Malta Artillery. He studied art under the celebrated Guze Cali (1846-1930) and at theBritish Academy in Rome, Italy.  He excelled himself as a painter of Maltese landscape and folklore.

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MALTAPOST -  Stamps commemoratingWW1

 

Stamps commemorating WW1 Centenary: Nurse of the MediterraneanMaltaPost is to issue a set of 3stamps depicting military hospitals that were instrumental in saving the livesof tens of thousands of sick and wounded that were brought to and cared for inMalta during World War I.During that war a total of 27 hospitals and camps wereset-up across Malta and Gozo so as to accommodate thousands of wounded Alliedservicemen.

Stamps commemorating WW1 Centenary: Nurse of the MediterraneanThe first group of 600 casualtiesarrived from Gallipoli on 4th of May 1915. Initially, numerous wounded men were disembarked on the quayside by Valletta’s ancient Sacra Infermeria hospital.They were then moved on to other hospitals around the Island.

This activity earned Malta thetitle: ‘Nurse of the Mediterranean.’

The stamps carry a face value of €0.10 and €0.59 and€2.00 and portray the images of Bighi Hospital, Floriana Hospital and HMHS Rewarespectively. The stamps have been designed by Paul Psaila and are issued insheets of 10 stamps.

Stamps commemorating WW1 Centenary: Nurse of the MediterraneanEach stamp measures 44mm x 31mm witha perforation of 13.9 x 14.0 (comb.), while the sheets measures 119mm x 186mm.The Malta stamps bear the Maltese Crosses watermark. Printex Limited producedthe set in offset and the issue consists of 240,000 of the €0.10 stamp, 300,000of the €0.59 and 72,000 of the €2.00.

This Philatelic Issue are available for sale on the7th of November 2014 from all Post Offices in Malta and Gozo: online at www.maltaphilately.com orby mail from the Philatelic Bureau, MaltaPost p.l.c. 305, Qormi Road, Marsa,MTP 1001; Telephone: 2596 1740, email: info@maltaphilately.com.

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L-ANZACS U MALTA


cover3.jpgL-EWWEL GWERRA 


 DINJIJA 1915-2015


 Kull sena – fil 25 t’April – l-Awstralja, New Zealand, Malta u hafna pajjizi ohra  jikkomemoraw JUM l-ANZAC,  l-anniversarjumindu suldati Awstraljani u minn New Zealand inqatlu bl-eluf fil-battalja ta’Gallipoli fit-Turkija fil-1915.


 It-truppiInglizi, Awstraljani, Francizi u dawk ta’ New Zealand fil-ghodwa tal-25 t’Aprilillandjaw fil-bajja ta’ Gallipoli u l-bicca kbira minnhom jew gew maqtula jewmidruba mis-suldati torok li kienu fuq il-quccata tal-gholja quddiemil-kosta. 


 Malta hadetsehem f’din t-tragedja ghax hija serviet ta’ kenn u ghajnuna ghal dawkis-suldati li ndarbu gewwa Gallipoli. Minn kważi 58,000 suldat li ndarab jew limarad fil-kampanja tad-Dardanelli, eluf ta’ suldati Awstraljani u minn NewZealand kienu evakwati lejn Malta għall-kura medika. U b’hekk l-istorja tfakkarli Malta giet imlaqqma bħala ‘In-ners tal-Mediterran’. Madwar 229 Awstraljan u79 suldat minn New Zealand, spiċċaw biex mietu u ndifnu f’oqbra fil-gzira ckejknaMaltija.


 Ic-cimiterjili fihom jinsabu l-fdalijiet ta dawn is-suldati Awstraljani U MINN New Zealnd huma c-Cimiterju tal-Addolorata gor-Rahal Gdid, ic-Cimiterju tal-Pieta’ uc-Cimiterju tal-Kappucini fil-Furjana.


bonavia Kienl-ewwel Malti li gie maqtul flimkien l-ANZACS f’Gallipoli - CharlesBonvaia.  Huwa twieled il-Belt Valletta fis-sena 1888.  Missieru,Emmanuel, kien registrar fil-Qorti ta’ Malta u n-nannu tieghu, Tumas,sahansitra spicca biex sar Kurunell tar-Royal Malta Fencible Aliterry.


 Charles Bonaviakien gie iggradwat  bhala perit mill-Universita’ ta’ Malta qabel ma emigraghall-Awstralja fl-1911.  Bonavia ingagga fil-11th Battalion 3rdInfantry Brigade u minn Fremantle salpa ghall-Egittu fil-1914 biex ma shabusuldati l-Awstralhani jitqabdu fil-battalja kontra l-ghadu  eluf ta milil-boghod fit-Turkija.


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Fit-8t’April 1915 Charles kiteb ittra waqt il-vjagg tieghu lejn id-Dardanelles(it-Turkija) fejn qal lill-familja tieghu f’Malta li huwa jinsabf’sahhtu.  Din kienet l-ahhar ittra tieghu qabel ma gie maqtulf’Gallipoli. Bonavia kien wiehed minn ta’ l-ewwel li gie maqtul waqt dinil-kiefra battalja u l-katavru tieghu qatt ma nstab.  L-isem ta’ CharlesEmmanuel Bonavia huwa minqux  fil-Monument tal-Gwerra gewwa Canberra kifukoll fic-cimiterju ta’ Lone Pine fejn hemm midfunin 986 ruh – 471 suldatiAwstraljani, 2 minn New Zealand 14 Inglizi u 499 suldati ohra midfunin go qobraminghajr isem.


 Malti iehorli li ismu jibqa mnizzel fil-Helles Memorial fuq ix-xaqliba ta’ Dardanelleshuwa dak tal-Maggur Herbert Sammut li waqt waqt il-battalja fuq dik l-inhawitad-dinja halla hajtu u ismu huwa wkoll mnaqqx fil-monument tal-Gwerra gewwa Canberra,l-Awstralja. 


 Fil-peninsula ta’Gallipoli hemm 31 cimiterju li fihom hemm 22,000 oqbra.  Il-fdalijiet ta’9000 suldat gew misjuba imma 13 000 minhhom qatt ma nstabu. Hafnaemigranti Maltin li gew l-Awstralja fil-bidu tas-seklu ghoxrin kienu uhudmill-midrubin go Gallipoli. Kien hemm iktar minn 800 haddiema li kienu tahtil-kmand ta ufficjali Maltin.  Suldat  ta’ 27 sena, GiuseppeCamilleri, kien wiehed li halla hajtu f’Gallipoli u gie midfun vicin il-bajjahdejn ic-cimterju ta’ Ari Barnu vicin ANZAC COVE.  ( 9 Qabar numru 4,filliera J). 


Kull sena, proprjufil-25 t’April gewwa fil-gzira ta’ Malta ssir cerimonja ghad unur tal-ANZACquddiem il-Monument tal-Gwerra l-Belt Valletta u ic-cimtrju ta’ Braxia, Pieta.  Ghaliha jattendu l-President u l-PrimMiinistru ta’ Malta, Il-Kap tal-Oppozizzjoni, il-kummissarju Gholi Awstraljan ubosta dinjitarji ohra li jpoggi l-kuruni f’riglejn il-monument.Kienet aħbarsabiħa meta sirna nafu li l-monument tal-ANZAC li Kumitat tal-Malta AnzacMemorial, that ic-chairmanship tas-Sur Nicholas Bonello, waslu biex jibnumonument li jikkomemora ANZACS li mietu u gew midfunin f’Malta.   Danil-monument li gie mtella fil-gnien tal-Argotti, il-Furjana għandu jsaħħaħ sewwail-ħbiberija bejn Malta u l-Awstralja. L-istorja tfakkarna fl-ewwel gwerradinjija meta Malta saret l-isptar tal- Mediterrani u kif is-suldatital-allejati kienu jispiċċaw Malta għal kura u mistrieħ qabel ma jirritornawlura lejn il-battalja jew pajjizhom.


Ghal dinl-okkazjoni il-Fergha Maltija tal-RSL tas-South Australia hadet inizjattiva u talbetil-Gvern Awstraljan biex jissusidja z-zewg progetti taghhom,  L-ewwel progett huwa biex plakka fil-gnejnabotanika ta’ Prospect bl-ismijiet ta 18-il sudat mis-South Australia li humamidfunin f’Malta. It-tieni progett huwa ktieb kommemorativ bit-titlu ta’ MALTA– THE NURSE OF THE MEDITERRANEAN li gie miktub minn Frank Scicluna.  Dan il-ktieb li fieh 150 pagna huwa bil-kuluru fieh riratti, documenti u l-ismijiet kollha tas-suldati Awstraljani u minnNew Zealand li huma midfunin gewwa c-cimiterji ta’ Malta, kif ukoll l-ismijiet tal-isptarijietu c-cimiterji li ghandhom x’jaqsmu mal-ANZACS u l-Ewwel Gwerra Dinjija.



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