1948 VALE – MAX WALKER 2016. So very sad to hear about the death of a great Australian, taken away far too early, aged just 68. He was a Cricketer, bowled his “medium pacers” with a smile during the halcyon days when cricket was indeed “a gentleman’s game” Nicknamed “tangles”because of his bowling style, he also played “Aussie-Rules” football for Melbourne, was a “Speaker” who held his various audiences in the palm of his hand simply because, where there was Max, there was humour, both subtle & “hilarious”, was a “draughtsman” by trade, intelligent & well-read. In addition to all this, he was an Author, wrote as many as 14 books, the talents of this man were many. Max, I have many of your books and I read them with pleasure. You were a funny bloke, your smile certainly lit-up many a room. On behalf of all Lankans in Australia ...

THE BULLDOG BREED There were not too many Lankan/Aussies around in Australia in 1954, when the A.F.L. Club “The Bulldogs” won their one and only “Premiership” in Melbourne. Not much can be written as regards that particular “Grand-Final” when the “dogs” fought and won the not too spectacular, but still precious “Cup” from the old “Melbourne”. Club. During those early years the 1954 winners called themselves the “Western Bulldogs”.because they were from the Western Suburb of Fooscray, originally, the Foorscray Football Club. Then, 7 years later, in 1961, I had still not heard about “Aussie-Rules” football simply because I was then getting ready to migrate to Melbourne, but, IN MELBOURNE, the Bulldogs played St.Kilda in the preliminary-final and unfortunately missed out on getting the Premiership cup for that year. Close, but not close enough. I arrived in Melbourne in 1962, but had no time whatsoever to worry about football of any ...