MALTA0229
Photograph MALTA0229 Period 1950-1959The cricket team representing 78 Fighter Wing RAAF in Malta walk out onto the Marsa Club Oval for the final against the Royal Marine Commando team. In their first year in the competition this scratch
MALTA0231 Accession Number: MALTA0231
Description
Fieldsmen on the cricket team representing 78 Fighter Wing RAAF wait while the captain of the Royal Marine Commandos team moves in to hit the ball. The match, which was the final of the Governor's cup knockout contest, took place on the Marsa Club oval, the greenest spot in Malta. The RAAF cricketers won the cup three times running while the Wing was stationed in Malta between 1952 and 1954.
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MALTA0231
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Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film original negative 3x4" safety base
Date Made
1952
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Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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