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LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS – JUNE 2025

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VICTOR  MELDER  SRI  LANKA LIBRARY
(FOR DETAILS OF THE LIBRARY, please contact: Hemal or Victor)
Telephone: Hemal + 61 0427 725 740 or Victor 61 3909 4040
E-mail: < hemguru@hotmail.com > OR < melder.rjvm1935@bigpond.com >
Web Site < www.vmsl-library.com >

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

                                       ACQUISITIONS   FOR  THE  MONTH  OF  JUNE  2025

BOOKS.

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PRELUDE TO A FESTIVE SEASON. – By Noor Rahim
SRI LANKA IN ANOTHER LACKLUSTRE DISPLAY LOSE AGAIN TO PAKISTAN – By Sunil Thenabadu
The Ceylon Civil Service at Cricket 1910-by Michael Roberts
  1. Christine: A Memoir by Christine Spittel.
  2. Colonial Kollupitiya and its Environs by H.M.Mervyn Herath.
  3. Maudie Girl and the Von Bloss Kitchen by Carl Muller, 2009.

   (No’s 1 -3, Donated by Mrs Elaine Tissera, Castle Hill, NSW)

  1. Distinguished  Ladies & Gentlemen, A History of the Clogstouns & Pattles in India by Royden Clogstoun, 2024.

           (Donated by Keith Bennett, Noble Park, Viic)

  1. Journal of the SL Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, Vol XIX, 1975.
  2. Ancient Flags of Sri Lanka by T.M.G.S. Silva, 2005.
  3. The Kandyan Wars by Geoffrey Powell, 1984.
  4. Eight Years in Ceylon by Samuel Baker, 1983.
  5. Stories from the History of Ceylon for Children by Marie Musaeus Higgins, Book 2, 2015
  6. The Lions & Tigers (religious and cultural background of the Sinhala-Tamil  relations) by Anuradha Seneviratne, 201.
  7. War & Peace in Sri Lanka(with a post-accord report) by Rohan Gunaratna, 1988.
  8. Faith of Our Fathers (history of the Dutch Reformed Church in Sri Lanka/Ceylon) by S.D.Franciscus, 1983.
  9. The Politics of Foreign Aid in Sri Lanka (promoting markets and supporting peace) by Sunil Bastian, 2007.
  10. A General Description of the Island and its Inhabitants by Henry Marshall, 1982.
  11. In His Time (Selected Tributes), Mervyn De Silva, 1929-1999 (70th Birth Anniversary), 1999.
  12. The Most Dangerous Moment (Japanese assault on Ceylon, 1942) by Michael Tomlinson, 1993.
  13. Ceylon and the Hollanders, 1658-1796 by P.E.Pieris, 1999.
  14. Seeing Ceylon by R.L.Brohier, 1981.
  15. Changing Face of Colombo by R.L. Brohiert, 1984.
  16. Dutch Power in Ceylon, 1658-1687 by Sinnappah Arasaratnam, 1988.

                    (No’s 5 – 20 Donated by Major Anton Edema, Wattala, Sri Lanka, brought o Australia by Hemal Gurusinghe, Chelsea Heights)

MAGAZINES.

NEWSLETTERS

  1. ‘Thomiana’, Publication of S.Thomas’ College OBA, Australia Branch Inc, Vol 28, Issue 2, May 2025.
  2. Burgher Association (Australia) Inc, Community Newsletter, Winter Edition, June 2025.
  3. Journal of The Australia Ceylon Fellowship Inc (ACF), Vol 66, No 2, June 2025. 
  4. Newsletter, Sri Lanka Society of Queensland Inc, Vol 45, No 1, June 2025.
  5. Anto News, Newsletter of The Old Antonians Social Club of Australia Inc, June 2025.

OTHERS.

  1. Selection of Ceylon/Sri Lankan Coins: Ceylon ½ cent, 1940. Ceylon 1 cent, 1945. Ceylon, 2 cents, 1957. Ceylon, 5 cents, 1920. Ceylon 10 cents, 1920. Ceylon 25 cents, 1897. Sri Lanka, 5 Rupees, 2011. VOC coin, 1600.  

                         (No’s 5 – 20 Donated by Major Anton Edema, Wattala, Sri Lanka, brought o Australia by Hemal Gurusinghe, Chelsea Heights)

 


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