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At the Colombo Race Course

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• 1962-10-28

The smashed windows in another section of the racecourse.

The Times of Ceylon Press

Riot at the Colombo Race Course

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• 1962-10-27

The Times of Ceylon Press

Riot at the Race Course

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• 1962-10-28

A riot occurred at Race Course Colombo yesterday due to a crowd being unhappy about starting a race. The tables and chairs were destroyed because of this riot. They requested the authorities to restart the horse race. However, this request was not...

The Times of Ceylon Press

Riot at the Races

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• 1962-1-28

Aftermath of the riot: the chairs in the grandstand as they appeared after the crowd had cleared.

The Times of Ceylon Press