PUBLIC LECTURE AT THE MALTESE HIGH COMMISSION IN CANBERRA ON "MALTA’S HISTORY THROUGH ITS STAMPS"
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04/09/2001
| The second of a series of public lectures on Malta | was held at the premises of the Malta High Commission in O’Malley, Canberra. The lecture was given by Dr. Albert Farrugia, President of the Canberra Philatelic Society. In conjunction with the lecture, the High Commission in co-operation with Maltapost also organized an exhibition of Maltese stamps at the Chancery. |
| The guest speaker, Dr. Farrugia, was born and | educated in Malta where he received a Bachelor’s Degree at the Faculty of Science at the University of Malta in 1978. In 1981 he was awarded a Commonwealth Scholarship which led to the award of a Ph.D. from the University of Edinburgh in 1984. He currently runs the blood and tissues area of the Commonwealth Department of Health’s Regulatory Authority in Canberra. |
| Dr. Farrugia is a keen specialist in Maltese | philatelic material and particular areas of postal history. His lecture focused on "Malta’s History through its Stamps" which outlined more than 7,000 years of Maltese history as depicted through various stamp issues. |
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