https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/35646 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:58:44 GMT 2026-04-07T00:58:44Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/58664 Title: The Gozo Observer : Issue 33 : Winter 2016 Editors: Briguglio, Lino; Calleja, Joseph; Cauchi, Maurice N.; Camilleri Rolls, Caroline Abstract: 1/ Editorial: emigration : a blessing or a curse? -- 2/ Joseph Scicluna - The Xagħra (Gozo) Windmill: Marcello Xicluna – The First Miller -- 3/ Joseph Bezzina - Fortunato Mizzi, 5 July 1844 – 18 May 1905 Founder of the Partito Nazionale – the Gozo Connection -- 4/ Lino Briguglio - The Economic Situation in Gozo – Statistical Findings and Opinions -- 5/ Geoffrey Attard - The Queen and Gozo: Elizabeth II on the Island of Calypso -- 6/ John Cremona - Edward Lear in Gozo in March 1866 – 150 years ago -- 7/ Lino Briguglio - Book Review: Slavery, Malta at the Crossroads Transhipment of Slaves in a British Colony during the Nineteenth Century -- 8/ Maurice Cauchi - Book Review: Profili ta’ kittieba Għawdxin -- 9/ Geoffrey G. Attard - Book Review: The Rotunda. A Testament to Faith, Courage and Love – 10/ Joseph Calleja - Recent Activities at the University of Malta - Gozo Campus Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/58664 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/15367 Title: Recent activities at the University of Malta - Gozo Campus Abstract: Joseph Calleja, the Gozo Campus Administrator, gives details about courses offered at the Gozo Campus and about the graduation ceremonies of those who successfully completed their courses. Also included are recent activities held at the Campus such as the International Theatre Symposium and the Commonwealth Writers Workshop, the latter being part of the CHOGM activities held in Malta during November 2015. Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/15367 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/15364 Title: Edward Lear in Gozo in March 1866 - 150 years ago Abstract: In the article, 'Edward Lear in Gozo in March 1866', John Cremona gives a concise account of one of the greatest artists who visited our island 150 years ago. During an eight day visit to Gozo, Lear managed to produce no less than eighty watercolours of various places in Gozo, which are now displayed in several museums and private collections around the world. Description: This article is based on a lecture delivered by Joe Attard Tabone on the conference held between the 12th and 15th July 2013 at the University of Aston in Birmingham UK. The lecture was about the eight day visit of Edward Lear to Gozo in March 1866. Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/15364 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/15359 Title: The Queen and Gozo : Elizabeth II on the Island of Calypso Abstract: In his article 'The Queen and Gozo: Elizabeth II in the Island of Calypso', Fr Geoffrey Attard describes the occasions when HRH Elizabeth II visited Gozo, both as Princess and as Queen. Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/15359 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z