VICTOR MELDER SRI LANKA LIBRARY

VICTOR  MELDER  SRI  LANKA LIBRARY

7, Benambra Street, Broadmeadows, Vic 3047, Australia.

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The Huseins and Their Historic Mansions in the Fort, Galle

THOSE WISHING TO DONATE BOOKS & OTHER PUBLICATIONS TO THIS LIBRARY, THEY ARE MOST WELCOME. PLEASE CONTACT ME AT ABOVE ADDRESS, BY EMAIL OR TELEPHONE. Thank You.

ACQUISITIONS   FOR  THE  MONTH  OF  NOVEMBER  2022

BOOKS.

1. Lay Bare the Roots by Martin Wickramasinghe, 2002,  translated by Lakshmi de Silva.
2. Kuveni by Henry Jayasena, 2000, translated by Lakshmi de Silva.
3. Uprooted by Martin Wickramasinghe, 2021, translated by Lakshmi de Silva & Ranga Wickramasinghe.
4. Sinhabahu by Ediriwira Sarachchandra, 2002, translated by Lakshmi de Silva.
5. 12 Centuries of Sinhala Poetry, A Sri Lankan Anthology, 2009, translated by Lakshmi de Silva.
6. The Gajaman Story by Dayananda Gunawardena, 1991, translated by Lakshmi de Silva.
7. Sardiel – Sinhala Publication, 2002

(No’s 1 – 7, donated by the translator, Lakshmi de Silva, Colombo, Sri Lanka, delivered by her daughter Amarangi Pieris, Mulgrave, Vic)

8. Pursuing A Vision of Justice, Essays in Honour of Maithri Panagoda, edited by Senaka Weeraratne, 2022

(Donated by Senaka Weeraratne, Colombo 5 , Sri Lanka)

9. The Quiet Maverick, the Dr Gamini Wickramasinghe Story by Savithri Rodrigo, 2022.
10. Against the Tide, Sumi Moonesinghe, My Life’s Journey, recounted to Savithri Rodrigo, 2021.
11. Rienzie Wijetilleke Revisited, A Selection of Interviews & Writings by Savithri Rodrigo, 2020.
12. Dolce Vita in Serendib, Embassy of Italy in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Text by Rita Mannella & Savithri Rodrigo, 2022.

     (No’s 9 – 12, donated by Savithri Rodrigo, Dehiwela, Sri Lanka)

13. The Extra Mile, A Surgeon’s Experience by Dr Gamini Goonetilleke, 2022    

              (Donated by the Author, Colombo 5, Sri Lanka)

14. AYS Gnanam, My Father’s Story by Jey Gnanam, 2016 – (Unknown Donor at Present, Colombo, Sri Lanka)

  (Items 8 – 14, collected from Donors in Sri Lanka, and delivered to Australia by Stefan D’Silva)

15. Deshmanaya Professor MTA Furkhan by Tass Thassim, 2022

  (Donated by the Author, Wollestonecraft, NSW 2065.

16. Flowers of  Sassafras by Dishni Galkotuwe Yasamana, 2022

  (Donated by the Author, Sassafras, Vic)

MAGAZINES

1. The ‘Ceylankan’ – Journal of the Ceylon Society of Australia, Journal 100, Vol 25,  No 4, November  2022

NEWSLETTERS

1. Newsletter – Australia Sri Lanka Association Inc, Adelaide, November 2022.
2. Newsletter – Eighty Club Melbourne Inc, 3^rd Edition, Newsletter 158, Dec 2022 – Mar 2023.
3. “Outreach” Newsletter – Voluntary Outreach Club Inc, Vol 7, November 2022.
4. “The Harbinger” – Family Magazine, Australia / Sri Lanka Welfare Guild Inc (ASWG), Vol 47, No 5, November 2022.
5. Newsletter – The Burgher Welfare League of WA Inc, Vol 33.2, November 2022.

OTHERS

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Sri Lanka’s hopes of a home World Cup semi-final fades into the Island horizon. England drive home team into the dust on a Nat Sciver- Brunt onslaught. – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE.  (eLanka Sports Editor).

1. Framed Collages of Flowers of  Sassafras , 1 Large, 1 Small.

 (Donated by Dishni Galkotuwe Yasamana, Sassafras).