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Repair gangs of the Ways and Works Department of the Ceylon Government Railway are busy repairing the breach to the track between Bandarawela and Badulla — the Demodera loop — which was washed away in an earth slip recently. On one side is a huge ...
The Times of Ceylon Press
Retriveing the Dead Body of the 10th Victim
The body of the 10th victim out of the estimated 13 dead, V. Karuppei, was retrieved from the soil of the Pitakanda earth slip that buried him.
The Times of Ceylon Press
Held firmly between two policemen, a 15-year-old boy staggers, wobbly-kneed to safety after being trapped for 28 hours recently in a maze of underground caves. He is Rodney Billesdon, of Markfield Lane, Rathby, near Leicester. With two other 15-ye...
The Times of Ceylon Press
Roman Catholic Cathedral Wrecked By German Air Raiders
Roman Catholic Cathedral wrecked by German air raiders. St. George's Cathedral, Southwark, which to English Catholics ranks next to Westminster Cathedral, has been severely damaged during a recent air raid on London. Picture shows Dr. Peter Amigo,...
The Times of Ceylon Press
Every day books and files are recovered from the wreckage of the office premises destroyed during the recent fire raid on the city. Here is a typical daily scene showing workers salvaging records etc..
The Times of Ceylon Press
