First Sri Lankan Family in Australia – A Tale of Survival and Mystery
Sources and Recommended Extra Readings:
(1) The First Ceylonese Family in Australia — by Glennys Ferguson in the ‘Ceylankan’ Feb. 2002 issue published by the Ceylon Society of Australia.
(2) Tri Sinhala, The Last Phase (1796-1815) by P. E. Pieris. Ceylon: Colombo Apothecaries Co. Ltd.
(3) Banishment of the first Ceylonese family to Australia by M. D. (Tony) Saldin – Sunday Island Jan 12 2003
(4) Powell, G. (1984). The Kandyan Wars: The British Army in Ceylon, 1803-1818. India: Navrang.
(5) The Australian People: An Encyclopedia of the Nation, Its People and Their Origins. (2001). United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.
(6) Anecdotal account of the 1st Ceylonese soldier migrant to Australia by F. S. R. Jayamanne Sunday Observer, June 29 2003.
(7) Thomas, P. (2012). Oodeen, a Malay Interpreter on Australia’s Frontier Lands. Indonesia and the Malay World, 40(117), 122-142.
(8) Thomas, P. (2013). 5. Interpreting the Macassans: Language exchange in historical encounters. Macassan history and heritage: journeys, encounters and influences/Marshall Clark, 69.
(9) Pinto, L. (2015). Being a Christian in Sri Lanka: Historical, Political, Social, and Religious Considerations. United Kingdom: Balboa Press AU.
(10) Message of Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC QC at 72nd Independence Day Celebration of Sri Lanka (Tuesday, 4 February 2020) https://www.governor.nsw.gov.au/gover… ‘
(11) Australia Burns Furiously but Still Remains an Attractive Destination to Sri Lankans (2020) by Dr Palitha Kohona- former Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations, and former Foreign Secretary. https://indepthnews.net/australia-bur…
(12) Ricci, R. (2019). Banishment and Belonging: Exile and Diaspora in Sarandib, Lanka and Ceylon. India: Cambridge University Pres
