The People of Gibraltar

1969 - Gibraltar Evening Post - Mar - June


Both World apartments being built


Both Worlds local Exchange Travel girls on a mini-moke and tourist Exchange Travel bus 


Barclays Bank DCO's main office in Irish Town and branch Manager Ralph Allen

I worked for them for a while in the 1950s in their Irish Town Branch. They didn't have any canteen or social club in those days. 


Audience at a concert in the Blue Room of the Rock Hotel listening to the guitarist Paolo Pilia


Basketball 
Shadows on right - Sequi, Risso, Valverde, Rammage, Mor, Ochello, Walsh 
Blue Stars left - Norton, Scullard, Delapaz, Hill, Patron, Gimenez, Montefriffo, Vera



Calpe record breaking crew
rom left - Isola, Brooks, Dumoulin, Mifsud, Baker


 Catalan Bay
 

The Governor Sir Varyl Begg and his wife visits Catalan Bay - Sir Joshua Hassan and local "headman" Mr Pisarello to his left in bottom photo 
Top - Inside the Catalan Bay Church of Our Lady of Sorrows


Children modelling clothes for a local shop


Local model Miss Christine Gallardo, at a fashion show in St Michael's Cave


Brand new Coca Cola bottling plant


A concert at the Piazza



G. White, winner of the Patron Chess Cup


General Franco being given a helping hand


Repairs and improvements carried out by the military
Left - Steps leading up from Queen's Road to Genoese Battery
Right - View south from middle level of Genoese battery


Local Models at the Fun Fashion Festival


Gibraltar Symphony Orchestra performing at the Queen's Cinema - Guest conductor Chaim Elata, leader Violet Benady


 Employed by the Tourist Board, a Gibraltar "Dollie"


Girl Guides, Cubs and Scouts on Commonwealth Day


 Guy Stagnetto, well-known local lawyer and politician


Hector McEwen, aka "Chef Valentini" also an excellent Hockey goal-keeper


Hubert Corby, Gibraltar's best tennis player for years

Hubert was a neighbour in Alameda House and was one of my best friends when we were schoolboys and beyond.


Indoor Championships held at St Bernard's Catholic Social club

The winner were
Table soccer - E. Banker, Snooker - A. Cowan, Ludo - H. Tosso and V. Calderon, Dominoes- H. Caetano and J. Requena, Draughts - A. Santos, Billiards - C. Caruana, Darts - J. Goldwyn, Chess - A Olivero.



Lady from la Laguna celebrates Gibraltar's new Constitution


Local Schoolboys





Main Street


The Macel B - American flag, French Captain and an international crew


Carmen Gomez, GBC broadcaster




Moira Canepa wearing a Dynasty dress from the Casino Boutique


New Community Centre at Zoca Flank


The minister Peter Isola shaking hands with Mr. Pincho, President of the newly opened Plater Youth Club at the old Lourdes School in Castle Road


"11 plus" prep school pupils visit the local fire station 


Sonia Torilla - Journalist of the  Gibraltar Evening Post


The Latin Bongos


The Wanderers


Reggie Norton, Town Clerk


Shelter at Willis's Road



Joe Carseni, singer


Site earmarked for new Bland's office


The Tourist Office


Carmen Gomez - see also above - chosen as Miss Gibraltar for 1970


According to Mr. Netto, President of the TGWU speaking at a youth rally, the increase in wages had gone into the pockets of traders