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The causeway that linked Muharraq Island to Bahrain Island from the front of a taxi (author)
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The Bazaar in central Manama, 1963 (author)
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Talk a walk behind the bazaar area and the back streets, seen here in 1961, were on a par with those in Aden (Herbie Nute)
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Another popular destination for we amateur photographers was the Ruler's Palace (author)
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A prominent landmark on the road to Manama, these twin minorets were popular with the photographers among us (author)
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Geoff Maynard, the ultimate professional, taking photographs of local architecture, December 1963 (author)
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Plane watching at Bahrain Airport in 1962, with Roy Porter, Ray Deacon, Vic Cozens and John ???? (Vic Cozens)
John's surname anyone? |
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The King and Queen of Greece walk out to their Comet 4B, SX-DAK, for the flight home following an official visit to the Island in 1963 (author)
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Ginge Rees and Roy Porter awaiting their taxi near the Airport in 1963 (author)
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Ginge finds the taxi, but where is Roy? (author)
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A local Arab donkey cart trots passed the Hunter Twyneham on what was obviously a hot summer day, 1963 (author)
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At the end of a hot day on the line, there was nothing quite like a refreshing dip in the Station swimming pool, Muharraq, 1963 (Tom Banks)
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Swimming gala held in the Station pool in 1963, with 8 Squadron pilots competing in a dinghy race, much to the amusement of spectators (author)
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For those with energy to spare, another way use it up than a game of water polo in the Station pool (Ted Lambe)
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Another day, another sport sees 8 Squadron FC giving a good account of itself against local opposition, 'winter' 1963 (Taff John)
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Pub signs don't come any better than this! The entrance to 8 Squadron's Christmas bar at Muharraq, the 'Wet Start', in December 1963 (author)
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Pub art extraordinaire! The 'Wet Start' Christmas bar, Muharraq, December 1963 (author)
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It doesn't get any better! The 'Wet Start' Christmas bar decor, Muharraq, |December 1963 (author)
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The 8 Squadron Christmas bar sees Geoff Maynard (2nd left) and Vic Cozens (right) oiling their vocals, Bahrain, 1963 (Vic Cozens)
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Occupying the 'Wet Start' Christmas bar this time are Owen Truelove (in suit), Dave Smith, Geoff Maynard and Vic Cozens. Muharraq, December 1963 (author) |
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Vic Cozens and a couple of mates enjoying a drink in the 'Wet Star', Muharraq, December 1963 (Vic Cozens)
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Bill Sheppard, Taff Price, Brian Watling, Vic Cozens and ANOther celebrate the spirit of Xmas 1963 with a beer in the 'Wet Start', Muharraq (author)
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Enjoying a few beers in the 'Wet Start' at Muharraq in Xmas 1963 are; Taff John, Dave Smith, Lance Collington, ANOther, Bill Sheppard and Brian Watling (author) |
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Following a fall after a night out on the town in Aden, in which Taff John damaged the side of his face, he was given a chit permitting the growth of a beard. Subject specimen is seen on a Bahrain detachment a few weeks later in 1963 (Taff John) |
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Sunday afternoon at the Portuguese Fort when on the Bahrain detachment in 1963 with; taxi driver, Taff John, Dave Smith and Jona Jones. (author)
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The Fort was located some 3 miles from the airport and was a regular stop-off for tourists (author)
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View inside the Fort with a row of bamboo shelters (author)
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A couple of 8 Squadron tourists (airmen) on the ruined ramparts of the Portuguese Fort (author)
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Occupying a dominant position near the coast, the Fort offered a good advantage point from which to photograph a nearby bamboo village (author)
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The arrival of tourists to the village nearly always provided an attraction for the younger inhabitants (author)
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Located on the main Bahrain Island was Adari Pool with its clear, fresh spring water tempting a quick dip to cool off on a hot summer day (author)
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Another shot by Adari Pool depicts three boys and a 'family' of turtles they had just retrieved from the water (author)
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Muharraq-based airmen get some respite from the stifling heat with a dip in the Adari pool in 1964 (Ted Lambe)
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An impressive collection of washing hangs out to dry at the appropriately named Dhobi Lines (author)
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Manama had a flourishing harbour and was home to varied fleet of Arab vessels, including this Dhow which was about to depart (author)
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Nothing could quite match a trip into the Persian Gulf on an Arab Dhow for relaxation. In this view, Ted's craft passes close to another (Ted Lambe)
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8 Squadron pilots adopted a different approach when constructing their sea-going vessel; two 230-gallon drops tanks lashed together round a pole - and it worked (Robin Morrell)
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Dense smoke rises above another point of interest on Bahrain Island, the kilns of the Bahrain Pottery (author)
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The pottery was quite extensive and had cave-like kilns, as can be seen behind this enthusiastic youngster in 1963 (author)
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Keeping the fires burning was a full time occupation; an Arab worker can be seen stoking this one (author)
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The pottery's stock of bracken used to fire the kilns was stacked on the bondu surrounding the site (author)
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Signs of times gone by, the ruins of an ancient building being excavated close to the Pottery (author)
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An Arab woman carries a heavy pale of water on her head as she walks to the nearby village (author)
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Health & Safety would have had a fit if they had seen this truck perched precariously on a couple of sagging logs while being serviced near Muharraq (Ted Lambe) |
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Although the beach at Muharraq was not 'a la Cannes' it was somewhere different to take a stroll. In this 1964 view, Ted has come across an ammunition box and home made dinghy (Ted Lambe) |
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