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Noodles from Jackfruit Source:Shirley Morritt A young entrepreneur has started making noodles with jackfruit seeds. We invite you all to think of these kind of innovative food recipes to develop local industries. Click here to receive your free copy of the eLanka Newsletter twice a week delivered directly to your inbox! ...
Ceylon Captain Mahadeva Sathasivam (Wesleyite) and his Australian Counterpart Donald Bradman walk cross the Oval Sports Ground in Colombo in 1948. Source:Wesley College OBU Ceylon Captain Mahadeva Sathasivam (Wesleyite) and his Australian Counterpart Donald Bradman walk cross the Oval Sports Ground in Colombo in 1948. Mahadeva Sathasivam (18 October 1915, Ceylon – 9 July 1977 in Colombo, Sri Lanka), or Satha as he was known, was the Sri Lankan cricketer whom Garry Sobers called “the greatest batsman ever on earth,” and Frank Worrell called him “the best batsman he had ever seen”.[1] Sathasivam played cricket in the 1940s through the 1960s. Sathasivam was the first, and probably the only, man to captain three national teams. He was captain of the Ceylon team in 1948, and then captain of the Singapore team, and finally captain of the Malaysian team. He was accused and acquitted of murdering his wife, which gained much ...
140 years of cadetting at Royal-By Admiral Ravindra C Wijegunaratne Source:Island (Retired from Sri Lanka Navy) Former Chief of Defence Staff A long time ago, on 01 April 1881, Royal College (then known as the Colombo Academy) in Mutwal, Principal Mr John B Cull started a School Cadet Platoon. The idea was to train students on drill so that they would be more disciplined. Mr Cull believed such students would become responsible and disciplined men when they grew up. He received unstinted support from the then British Lieutenant Governor and Commanding Officer of Ceylon Light Infantry (CLI) (Volunteers), which started in the same year and consisted of British Officers and largely Burghers as soldiers. Lieutenant Colonel John Scot Armitage was the first commander of CLI (V). Cadetting was introduced to other schools also, which included S. Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia, Trinity and Kingswood, Kandy. When World War 1 started in ...
DIMBULA ATHLETIC AND CRICKET CLUB – (RADELLA CLUB ) Source:DIMBULA ATHLETIC AND CRICKET CLUB Sir Richard Hadlee took 8 for in Radella bowling out Sri Lanka Board Presidents IX for 98 in 1984. The Dimbula Athletic and Cricket Club (also known as the Radella Club) is a sporting club formed by British tea planters and founded in 1856. It is the oldest sporting club in Sri Lanka outside of Colombo, with activities including rugby, cricket, squash, billiards, snooker, tennis and badminton. Click here to receive your free copy of the eLanka Newsletter twice a week delivered directly to your inbox! ...
Charles S. Braine: A Rajah of a Planter in British Ceylon-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis One of the Braine Progeny presenting an Item in the History of Ceylon Tea website, entitled “Charles Stanley Braine (1874-1944) – The Rajah of Mawatte”…. https://www.historyofceylontea.com/ceylon-publications/feature- Charles Stanley was born in Ceylon on 25 December 1874. He was the eldest son of Charles Frederick Braine and Adeline Mary Becher, who had married in London earlier that year. Charles Stanley Braine: rajah-of-mawatte.html Like his father, uncles, and grandfather, Charles Stanley took to planting, starting at East Holyrood Estate, Talawakelle, in 1898. After six years at this tea plantation, he moved to Mawatte Estate, a coconut plantation in the hot and humid north western province, in 1904. The reason for his move from the lush and salubrious hill country to the hot and humid NWP is not known. In fact, his father Charles Frederick had made a similar move from Dickoya ...
eLanka Newsletter – 19th May 2024 – 6th Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter TAKING A TREK DOWN MEMORY LANE AT ST LAWRENCE’S WELLAWATTE Why Melbourne is called, “Little Ceylon” – By Harold Gunatillake The Shot Tower: a monument to British ingenuity! – By Hemantha Yapa Abeywardena Dinara Punchihewa Shines on Forbes’ ‘30 Under 30 Asia’ List: A Sri Lankan Star Leading Innovation Cricket Australia establishes Pakistan Fan Zones for all six matches Winning Sri Lanka team with supporters at Central Asian Volleyball tournament At National Stadium, Islamabad, Pakistan – photo with H.E. The High Commissioner Admiral Ravindra Chandrasiri Wijegunaratne Inaugural Over 70 Cricket World Cup to be played in England from 28th July 2024 to 11th August 2024 Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 210 16 05 2024 The Brad and Kiara Show Podcast – 2024-5-18 High Tide – ...
Magical night as Pride without Prejudice Launched In Sri Lanka Bernice Roche, who emceed the launch event, Sally Grero, Beverley and Susan Riley OAM. More than fifty guests recently gathered at Barefoot Gallery for the launch in Sri Lanka of Beverley Pinder OAM’s inspiring autobiography: Pride Without Prejudice on 17 May. On a balmy Colombo evening against the backdrop of an exhibition by fashion designer and artist Amesh Wijesekera, MC Bernice Roche welcomed guests and introduced two very special speakers, Susan Riley OAM and Sally Grero. Beverley with young businesswoman, Danii-elle Gomez A speech by the former Miss Universe Australia winner Beverley, was followed by a Q&A between Susan, a former Deputy Lord Mayor of the City of Melbourne and Beverley, giving guests a window into the life of “several downs and some amazing ups” of the former St Lawrence’s Convent girl who met every challenge to climb some dizzy heights, including being ...
Indian Australian Multicultural Sports Association wins Cricket Australia’s Community Cricket Association of the Year Award Melbourne, 20 May 2024: Cricket Australia has announced its National Community Cricket Award winners this week which celebrate the amazing contribution and tireless work of the volunteers at the heart of grassroots cricket. In addition to this top award, Sanjay Sharma, President of IAMSA in the ACT, received the Inclusion & Diversity Initiative of the Year award, recognizing his exceptional efforts in promoting inclusivity in the sport. These accolades, announced during National Volunteer Week, highlights the outstanding dedication and impact of grassroots cricket volunteers. Cricket Australia extends heartfelt congratulations to all winners and nominees for their invaluable contributions to cricket and their local communities. National Community Award Winners Celebrating Cricket in Schools – Southern Cross Catholic College, Townsville, QLD Community Cricket Association of the Year– Indian Australian Multicultural Sports Association, ACT Toyota Community ...
Retain and Re-develop Great Northern railway from Armidale to Qld Border By Siri Gamage Source : change.org Why this petition matters Save Our train line from Armidale to Queensland from being ripped up! Sign this petition to prevent the rail line from Armidale to the Queensland border being ripped up! A current proposal to build a bike riding track from Armidale to Glen Innes on the existing railway line-called a rail trail- is close to being successful. A bike riding track is all well and good, but we shouldn’t rip out existing essential infrastructure to do it. Rail is, and has always been, critical infrastructure. As the inland rail line is constructed, it is absolutely essential that we do not cut off a potential link from the New England with the inland rail line. Additionally, the need for people in the New England to go north to Brisbane as much as we need ...
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