Malta

Robert Menzies filming during a visit to Malta in 1956

Robert Menzies filming during a visit to Malta in 1956

Robert Menzies visited Malta on his way to the Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference in London in 1956. He arrived on the liner 'Arcadia' and was greeted by the prime minister of Malta, Dom Mintoff, and a guard of honour of the Royal Malta Artillery. During a five-hour visit, Menzies had talks with Mintoff, while Dame Pattie met Agatha Barbara, Malta's only female minister. Menzies also visited the burial site at the Hypogeum of Paola and the University of Malta, where he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws 'in recognition of the great friendship existing between Malta and his people'.

Sources

'Malta degree for Mr Menzies,' Times (London), 15 June 1956, 8.

'Menzies feted in Malta,' Canberra Times, 16 June 1956, 3.

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Commemorative certificate.
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MENZ00027_00001
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Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

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Dom Mintoff and Robert Menzies in Malta.
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June 1956
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MENZ00038_00001
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Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

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Dom Mintoff and Robert Menzies in Malta.
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June 1956
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MENZ00048_00001
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Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

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George Cross with letter signed by King George VI.
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MENZ00028_00001
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Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

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Group of dignitaries at the University of Malta.
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June 1956
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MENZ00049_00001
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Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

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Pattie Menzies admiring a piece of lace in Malta.
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June 1956
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MENZ00045_00001
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Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

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Robert Menzies and a group of children in Malta.
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June 1956
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MENZ00037_00001
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Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

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Robert Menzies and Dom Mintoff in Malta.
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June 1956
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MENZ00031_00001
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Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

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Robert Menzies and Pattie Menzies in Malta.
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June 1956
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MENZ00033_00001
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Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

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Robert Menzies and Pattie Menzies in Malta.
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June 1956
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MENZ00044_00001
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Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

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Robert Menzies and Sir Robert Laycock in Malta.
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June 1956
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MENZ00054_00001
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Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

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Robert Menzies filming in Malta.
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June 1956
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MENZ00036_00001
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Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

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Robert Menzies filming in Malta.
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June 1956
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MENZ00032_00001
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Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

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Robert Menzies inspecting a guard of honour in Malta.
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June 1956
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MENZ00030_00001
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Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

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Robert Menzies inspecting an old canon in Malta.
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June 1956
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MENZ00046_00001
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Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

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Robert Menzies kneeling and reading in Malta.
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June 1956
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MENZ00053_00001
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Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

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Robert Menzies looking at a suit of armour in Malta.
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June 1956
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MENZ00047_00001
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Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

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Robert Menzies on arrival in Malta.
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June 1956
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MENZ00029_00001
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Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

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Robert Menzies receiving a ring in Malta.
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June 1956
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MENZ00050_00001
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Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

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Robert Menzies receiving honorary Doctor of Laws in Malta.
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June 1956
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MENZ00051_00001
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Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

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Robert Menzies signing a visitor's book in Malta.
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June 1956
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MENZ00043_00001
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Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

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Robert Menzies speaking in Malta.
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June 1956
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MENZ00052_00001
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Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

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Robert Menzies speaking to an unidentified man in Malta.
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June 1956
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MENZ00039_00001
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Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

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Robert Menzies touring the governor's residence in Malta.
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June 1956
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MENZ00042_00001
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Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

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Robert Menzies touring the Hypogeum of Paola in Malta.
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June 1956
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MENZ00035_00001
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Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

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Robert Menzies viewing a list of civil commissioners and governors of Malta.
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June 1956
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MENZ00040_00001
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Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

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Robert Menzies viewing the governor's chair in Malta.
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June 1956
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MENZ00041_00001
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Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

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Robert Menzies visiting the Hypogeum of Paola in Malta.
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June 1956
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MENZ00034_00001
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Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

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