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Major Earth Slips At Kurunegala

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  • 1957-12-14

About 1000 acres at the Kurunegala tea Estate at Pathahewaheta (Kandy District) are gradually sliding.

The Times of Ceylon Press

Mr.Gamini Dissanayake At Mathugama

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  • 1984-5-6

Gamini Dissanayake, President of the Ceylon Estate Worker's Union, and the Minister of Land, Land Development and Mahaweli Development, visited the disaster-stricken areas of Maddegedara, Matugama. The heavy rain and the floods had destroyed hous...

The Times of Ceylon Press

Original Picture from Texas City Explosion

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  • 1947-4-19

Original picture from Texas city explosion. It is known that 400 were killed and a number in excess of 3000 injured, in the recent explosion which occurred at Texas city, U.S.A. Keystone photo shows an aerial view of the Monasto plant, shows the f...

The Times of Ceylon Press

The Damage Building In London

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  • 1948-2-28

The damaged building being dismantled by the Royal Engineers Corp. in London.

The Times of Ceylon Press

The Garage, a Four Storey Building was Completely Destroyed

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  • 1958-5-31

Sixteen people were killed, and many injured when a petrol tank holding about 1,500 gallons exploded in Paris. A leak had been detected and firemen had begun a search when the explosion occurred. The garage, a four storey building was completely d...

The Times of Ceylon Press

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