'Mahronda' Suffered Serious Damage
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- Unidad documental simple
- 1957-5-26
The Brocklebank Line vessel, Mahronda, suffered serious damage when she crashed into the Queen Elizabeth Quay yesterday morning while being maneuvered alongside Berth No. 2.
The Times of Ceylon Press
The Sinking Launch is Pushed into Shalow Water
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- Unidad documental simple
- 1957-7-31
Among the 25 passengers aboard a 4-ton pleasure boat which set out from Izu Beach, Japan, for a tour of the bay recently, was three-year -old Mitsu Nakahira, who was wearing a new pair of sandals which her parents had just bought her. The sandals ...
The Times of Ceylon Press
Charles, a Surgeon- Lieutenant
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- Unidad documental simple
- 1955-6-27
Hero's widow holds his picture.
The hand holding this picture is the hand of a hero's widow. She is Mrs. Josephine Rhodes. The picture of her husband, Charles, 27, a surgeon-lieutenant, who twice went into the stricken submarine in a desperate att...
The Times of Ceylon Press
The Andrea Doria
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- Unidad documental simple
- 1956-7-31
The Andrea Doria, 29,083-tons, the pride of the fleet of trans-Atlantic liners owned by the Italian Line, now lies a battered wreck at the bottom of the Atlantic about 200 miles east of New York, after being in collision with the Swedish Liner Sto...
The Times of Ceylon Press
The Wrecked 'Samtampa'
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- Unidad documental simple
- 0
Double sea tragedy off West Coast.
The lives of 50 men are believed to have been lost in the worst sea disaster for many years. The crew of the oil tanker SAMPAMPA, believed to number 42, are missing after the ship had been driven ashore last nigh...
The Times of Ceylon Press
Passengers and Crew Jumped into Gale-Lashed Seas
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- Unidad documental simple
- 0
Wellington, New Zealand: For these passengers the worst is over as a packed lifeboat is hauled ashore at Wellington harbor after the British-built ferry Wahine, 8,944-tons, had been driven on to treacherous Barretts Reef by hurricane winds and the...
The Times of Ceylon Press
Three Trawlers Aground at Fleetwood
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- Unidad documental simple
- 0
Trawlers aground at Fleetwood.
Photo shows: A striking picture showing three trawlers aground on the Wyre Lighthouse Banks, at Fleetwood, Lancs. The ships are (L to R):- "Agnes Wickfield", "Edward Walmesley", and the "Lizzie Welling".
The Times of Ceylon Press
Point Four-Practical Idealism
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- Unidad documental simple
- 1952-8-1 - 1952-8-2
United States Point Four agricultural expert introduces Indian farmer to the use of a simple steel ploughshare which makes farming easier and greatly increases crop yield. Other specialists share technical knowledge with people of many lands to he...
The Times of Ceylon Press
Special Agricultural Equipment for Developing Countries
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- Unidad documental simple
- 1964-9-30
This animal drawn toolbar, specially designed in Britain to meet the needs of developing countries, can also be used as a cart. The design of the toolbar was begun in 1960 as a result of requests from overseas countries.
The Times of Ceylon Press