Karmenu Gruppetta’s Termination of Employment Form “Ċertifikat ta’ Temm l- Impieg skond l- Artiklu 27 (1) ta’ l-Att Nru. XI ta’ 1952; Dipartiment tax- Xogħol u Emigrazzjoni”. The form is filled in and includes the details of the Employer, which in this ca

Karmenu Gruppetta’s Termination Form and “Ordni ta’ l- 1974 dwar il- kotba tax- xogħol; Work Books Order – 1974”. The form is filled in and includes the details of the Employer, which in this case is M. Demajo (Holdings) LTD, and Gruppetta

Gruppetta standing with another man at the seaside in Sliema.

HMS Roebuck (F195) and two other naval ships leaving Sliema, Malta c. 1955 (possibly 17th May 1955).

Malta Bus Archive Biography of Giuseppe Lanfranco of Sliema. Drove buses in the 1900s and 1920s.

In this part of the interview, Fragapane focused on his experiences and memories about Malta. He described the conference for peace in the Mediterranean after the Gaddafi crisis and the Dom Mintoff period.

Dates covered: 1800-2017. Giovanni Fragapane is considered the historian of Lampedusa. He started the interview with an explanation of his research, the sources he used and the history of Lampedusa. He traced the relations between Lampedusa and the Knights of Malta. He described the origin of the Maltese colony in Lampedusa from 1800 to 1843 and its impact on the Island. In the second part of the interview, he focused on his experiences and memories about Malta. He described the conference for peace in the Mediterranean after the Gaddafi crisis and the Mintoff period. The last part of the interview focuses on the history of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lampedusa, the history of the statue and the religious feast.

Entrance to the Malta Import & Export Company Garage on Tower Road with two boys standing by the door

A typewritten document, a brief biography of Karmenu Gruppetta, mentioning his personality, career and achievements.

Arthur Wait at his mother's house in Sliema whilst HMS Daring was in Malta.

An unidentified steam ferry with a number of people on board

An extract from a publication, possibly written by Gruppetta. The extract includes several paragraphs with different titles, including ‘I- Innu tal- Banda Sliema’, It- Tejatrin tan Każin’, ‘Storbju sħiħ’, ‘L- Assedju l- Kbir’ and’ Zmien il- Karnival u l- Festa’. In the paragraphs the author is reminiscing his childhood while growing up in Sliema in the 1930s, prior to World War Two.

A Willys Overland motor car (number not known). The rear offside tyre has been removed for maintenance

A motor car (make and number plate not known). Passengers include two of the Gristci brothers, their wives and children

A man sitting on a railing at the seaside at Tower road in Sliema.

A line-up of four motor-cars on Tower Road, Sliema with a fifth travelling away

A line-up of four Willys Overland motor-cars on Tower Road, Sliema with a fifth travelling away

A handwritten diary entry by Karmenu Gruppetta describing the events that took place after his wedding in 1946.

A handwritten story by Karmenu Gruppetta titled “Diana, Susan t’ Għajnejha ħodor”, about a young woman, Susan Grech. The story mentions an incident that happened to her. The last page a different story might be being told, titled “Linda Capricciosa ta’ [?

A group of vehicles believed to all be owned by the Griscti family parked on Tower Road, Sliema