LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS – SEPTEMBER 2024

VICTOR  MELDER  SRI  LANKA LIBRARY
7, Benambra Street, Broadmeadows, Vic 3047, Australia.
Telephone + 61 3 9309 4040
E-mail < melder.rjvm1935@bigpond.com >
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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  SEPTEMBER  2024

BOOKS.

1. Stupas of Sri Lanka, A technological Study by Munidasa  Ranaweera, 2018
2. The Creation of the Hunter,The Vádda Presence in The Kandyan Kingdom: A re-Examination by Gnanath Obeyesekere, 2022.
3. When Counterinsurgency Wins, Sri Lanka’s  Defeat of the Tamil Tigers y Ahmed S. Hashim, 2014
4. Should Sri Lankan Security Forces Apologize for Eradicating Terrorism ? by J. F. Ranjith Perera, 2017.

    (No’s 1 – 4, Donated by Hemal Gurusinghe, Chelsea  Heights, Vic)

5. The Veddahs, Indigenous Communities in Sri Lanka by Nuwan Gankanda and Asanaka Abayakoon, 2012.
6. The Way of the Jackal, The Untold Story of Sri Lanka’s Wild Dog by U. Jayaweera et al, 2024
7. The Magic of Sri Lanka by Gehan De Silva Wijeyeratne, 2005.
8.  Evolution of the Sinhala Script, Based on the Ancient Sri Lankan Inscriptions by Nimal Herath, 2024

                     (No’s  5 – 8, Donated by Lalith Seneviratne, Colombo 5, Sri Lanka, Convey to Melbourne by Hemal Gurusinghe)

9. Foot Prints on the Sands of Time, The Story of Sri Lanka Ex-Servicemen’s Association, 2017.
10. Wheels to Tracks, Histopry of the Sri Lanka Armoured Corps 1955 – 2005, by Maj. Gen N. Ranasinghe, 2005
11. War Memorials in Sri Lanka by Sri Lanka Ex-Servicemen’s Association, 2023.
12. Facing Our Own Citizens in Conflict Situations, The Southern JVP Insurrection, 1987-1989, A Memoir  by Brig. L. C Perera, 2022.

      (No’s 9 – 12) Donated by Maj. Anton Edema, Wattala, Sri Lanka. Conveyed to Australia by Ms Dianne Melder, Pascoe Vale, Vic)  

13. Life Can be a Frolic, Stories of Fun and laughter, by Goolbai Gunasekara, 2023.
14. Evolution of the Sinhala Script, Based on the Ancient Sri Lankan nscriptios by Nimal Heath, 2024   

                       (No’s 13 – 14) Donated by Kevin Melder, Dalkeith, WA, Sri Lanka. Conveyed to Australia by Ms Dianne Melder, Pascoe Vale, Vic)  

MAGAZINES.

1. The Ceylon Journal, Vol 1, No 1, July 2024
2. Loris, Newsletter of the W&NPS, Sri Lanka, Vol 30, Issue 1 & 2, 2024
3. LMD – Lanka Monthly Digest, November 2024 (3 Copies)
4. LMD –  Lanka Monthly Digest, December 2024  (5 Copies)

                       (No’s  1 –4, Donated by Lalith Seneviratne, Colombo 5, Sri Lanka, Convey to Melbourne by Hemal Gurusinghe)

5. The White Hackle, Journal of the Sri Lanka Light Infantry, 96th Issue, April – June, 208.
6. The White Hackle, Journal of the Sri Lanka Light Infantry, 99th Issue. January – March 2109 
7. The White Hackle, Journal of the Sri Lanka Light Infantry, Special Edition, 2019. 

                      (No’s 5 – 7) Donated by Maj. Anton Edema, Wattala, Sri Lanka. Conveyed to Australia by Ms Dianne Melder, Pascoe Vale, Vic) 

NEWSLETTERS

1. Community Newsletter, Burgher Association (Australia) Inc, Spring  Edition, September 2024.
2.  Notice of Annual General Meeting 2024/2025, Burgher Association (Australia) Inc
3. Newsletter – St Peter’s College OBSC, Melbourne, Winter 2024 edition.
4. “Thomiana”, Publication of S. Thomas’ College Old Boys Association Australia Branch Inc, Vol 27, Issue 3, September 2024.
5. Bulletin of SACKOBA (Colombo Branch),  September 2024.

OTHERS

1. Sri Lanka Desk Calendar 2024, Mangrove Ecology System in Sri Lanka – SLT Mobitel.
2. USB Photos of Trips in Sri Lanka – Lalith Seneviratne.

                    (No’s  1 –28, Donated by Lalith Seneviratne, Colombo 5, Sri Lanka, Convey to Melbourne by Hemal Gurusinghe)

3. Souvenir – Old Antonians Social Club of Australia, 41st Annual Dinner Dance, 7 September 2024

                     (Donated by Chris Drieberg, Oakleigh, Vic) 

4. Supporting Buddhist Communities to Prevent and Respond to Family Violence Toolkit, 39pp, 2024, Buddhist Council of Victoria.
5. Sri Lanka’s Bailout Blues: Elections in the Aftermath of Economic Collapse, 39pp, 2024, International Crisis Group

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