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Casa da Moeda Nova Goa: 175 years

Posted in Goa, History on October 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

HISTORY HOUR
XAVIER CENTRE OF HISTORICAL RESEARCH
Cordially invites you to a talk on
Casa da Moeda Nova Goa : 175 years
by
Dr. Luis Dias
Xavier Centre of Historical Research
Alto Porvorim
Thursday, 22nd October 2009
5. 30 pm
Tel: 2417772 ; 2414971
deliom@dataone.in
The heritage building in Panjim, ‘Casa da Moeda’, functioned as a Mint from 1834 [...]

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Victor Manuel Dias: a Renaissance man

Posted in Goa, History, In Print on June 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

 By Dr. Luis Dias
(Published in Herald Sunday Mirror, Goa, 7 June 2009)
11 June marks the 60th death anniversary of a truly remarkable man, Colonel Doctor Victor Manuel Dias, Director of Health Services in pre-Liberation Goa.
His sudden death, at 57, at the peak of his illustrious career, due to a cerebral haemorrhage, in 1949, sent shock [...]

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In memoriam: Engineer Julio Fleming Dias

Posted in Goa, History, thoughts on May 18, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Born: 9 Dec 1927 Died: 11 May 2009
Ex President Hewlett Packard, California, USA.
Son of late Eng. Luis Bismarck Dias and late Ilda Rodrigues Dias (Campal).
Husband of Frances.
Brother/brother-in-law of late Elsa/Rui Lopes (Vasco), Maria dos Anjos/late Albert Joanes (Margao), Maria de Lourdes/late Filomena Pereira (Bandra) and Maria Luiza/late Kevin Vaz (Miramar).
He was a prolific inventor. Here [...]

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