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Event Visit to Malta (1956)

From: June 1956
To: June 1956

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Robert Menzies visited Malta on his way to the Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference in London. He arrived on the liner 'Arcadia' and was greeted by the premier of Malta, Dom Mintoff. Day-long celebrations were arranged in honour of Menzies and Dame Pattie. Menzies was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Malta.

Related People

Menzies, Robert Gordon (Bob) (1894 - 1978)

Digital Resources

Title: George Cross with letter signed by King George VI.
Type: Image
Control: MENZ00028_00001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Commemorative certificate.
Type: Image
Control: MENZ00027_00001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies viewing a list of civil commissioners and governors of Malta.
Type: Image
Date: June 1956
Control: MENZ00040_00001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies kneeling and reading in Malta.
Type: Image
Date: June 1956
Control: MENZ00053_00001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies speaking in Malta.
Type: Image
Date: June 1956
Control: MENZ00052_00001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies receiving honorary Doctor of Laws in Malta.
Type: Image
Date: June 1956
Control: MENZ00051_00001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies receiving a ring in Malta.
Type: Image
Date: June 1956
Control: MENZ00050_00001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Group of dignitaries at the University of Malta.
Type: Image
Date: June 1956
Control: MENZ00049_00001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Dom Mintoff and Robert Menzies in Malta.
Type: Image
Date: June 1956
Control: MENZ00048_00001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies looking at a suit of armour in Malta.
Type: Image
Date: June 1956
Control: MENZ00047_00001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies inspecting an old cannon in Malta.
Type: Image
Date: June 1956
Control: MENZ00046_00001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Pattie Menzies admiring a piece of lace in Malta.
Type: Image
Date: June 1956
Control: MENZ00045_00001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies and Pattie Menzies in Malta.
Type: Image
Date: June 1956
Control: MENZ00044_00001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies signing a visitor's book in Malta.
Type: Image
Date: June 1956
Control: MENZ00043_00001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies and Sir Robert Laycock in Malta.
Type: Image
Date: June 1956
Control: MENZ00054_00001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies viewing the governor's chair in Malta.
Type: Image
Date: June 1956
Control: MENZ00041_00001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies speaking to an unidentified man in Malta.
Type: Image
Date: June 1956
Control: MENZ00039_00001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Dom Mintoff and Robert Menzies in Malta.
Type: Image
Date: June 1956
Control: MENZ00038_00001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies and a group of children in Malta.
Type: Image
Date: June 1956
Control: MENZ00037_00001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies filming in Malta.
Type: Image
Date: June 1956
Control: MENZ00036_00001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies touring the Hypogeum of Paola in Malta.
Type: Image
Date: June 1956
Control: MENZ00035_00001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies visiting the Hypogeum of Paola in Malta.
Type: Image
Date: June 1956
Control: MENZ00034_00001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies and Pattie Menzies in Malta.
Type: Image
Date: June 1956
Control: MENZ00033_00001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies filming in Malta.
Type: Image
Date: June 1956
Control: MENZ00032_00001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies and Dom Mintoff in Malta.
Type: Image
Date: June 1956
Control: MENZ00031_00001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies inspecting a guard of honour in Malta.
Type: Image
Date: June 1956
Control: MENZ00030_00001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies on arrival in Malta.
Type: Image
Date: June 1956
Control: MENZ00029_00001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies touring the governor's residence in Malta.
Type: Image
Date: June 1956
Control: MENZ00042_00001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

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The University of Melbourne, 2013
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