Chuck McKinley in Play against Mike Sangster
It's the Rockhampton Rocket v the St. Louis Dynamo for the Wimbledon final on Friday (7-7-61). In yesterday's (5-7-61) semi-finals Rod Laver (the Rockhampton Rocket) of Australia rather laboriously disposed of India's Ramanathan Krishnan in a most...
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Mr. Aloy Perera
Honorary Secretary
Ceylon Lawn Tennis Association
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Crash in Coast of Ratmalana
This picture of Mr. Dudley Ranabahu, Air Ceylon pilot was taken last night by a "Mirror" cameraman at the Lunawa Hospital. Besides him is his wife, who had rushed on hearing that the plane had crashed.
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Air Crash in England
A BACIII airliner — Britain's newest aircraft — took off from Wisley, Surrey recently on a circular trip during which more tests were to be made on aerodynamics and ended in disaster when it lost height rapidly and plunged into this field at Stone...
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Surviving Super Constellation Crash
A miracle Atlantic rescue went last week with a ship-to-shore airlift for injured survivors. They were snatched from a sea-hell when their super constellation airliner ditched in mid-Atlantic.
Seventeen of the 44 survivors aboard the Swiss rescue ...
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L.G.Wilmon Perera
The proud winner of the Ceylon 'Daily Mirror' Shield: L.G Wilmon Perera being presented the Men's Championship Shield by Mrs Faulwetter wife of the ambassador of the German Democratic Republic, Prof. Dr. Helmut Fawlwetter at yesterday's National ...
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Overturned Car From Train Crash
A driver who reversed his car onto a level crossing at Narahenpita had a miraculous escape when an on-coming train smashed right into the car. According to the police the driver had come to the traffic courts which borders the level crossing and i...
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CTB Bus and Train Accident
Here is the CTB Bus Shortly After the Train ploughed into it. A section of the rear of the bus has been wrenched off.
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Car Accident
Accident sin Colombo have become a regular feature on Saturday Nights. Pictured here is a car that ran into a bollard at Skinner's Road North in the Late hours of Saturday Night.
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