LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS – APRIL 2026

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 >

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  APRIL  2026

BOOKS.

1. Sybil by Dodwell Keyt, 2026. (Donated by the Author, Rosebud, Victoria)
2. Weerasinghe Land & Other Non- Fictional Stories, by Prof. E.R.Jansz, 2021.
3. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Cemetery, Scenes from a Sri Lankan Life by Carl Muller, 1995.
4. Nugegoda, Glimpses of the Past by H.M.Mervyn P. Herath et al, 2021.
5. After Ninety-One Years, The Nugegoda Mission, by Rev. Percy . Wickremesinghe, 2021.
6. Of Tamils and Tigers, a Journey Through Sri Lanka’s War Years, (1994-2004) , Part 2, by Ben Bavinck, 2014
7. An Illustrated Field Guide to the Fauna of Sri Lanka, Vol IX by Rajika Gamage, 2026.
8. The Rout of Prabhakaran by M.R.Narayan Swamy, 2024.
9. Inside an Elusive Mind by M. R. Narayan Swamy, 2024.
10. Hob Nails to Spikes by Ranjit Fernando, 2026.

(No’s 2 – 10, donated by Helen & Kevin Melder, Dalkeith, WA) 

MAGAZINES

1. LMD International, April – June 2026, 3 Copies. (Donated by LMD International, Colombo, Sri Lanka)

NEWSLETTERS & PERIODICALS

1. “Outreach”, Newsletter, Voluntary Outreach Club Inc (VOC), Vol 17, March 2026. 
2. Newsletter of Ceylonese Welfare Organisation Inc (CWO), Vol 44, Issue 2, April 2026.
3. “Thomiana”, Newsletter, S.Thomas’ College OBA, Australia Branch. Vol 23, Issue, 3, October 2020., 
4. “The Harbinger”, Family Magazine, Australia / Sri Lanka Welfare Guild Inc, (ASWG), Vol 51, No 2, April 2026.

OTHERS

1. 75th Anniversary of Sri Lanka Airforce complied by Gp Capt. Kumar Kirinde, SALF (Retd), 2026, 23pp.
2. Victor Melder turns 90; Railwayman and Bibliophile Extraordinary by Dr Srilal Fernando, 2026, 21pp.
3. Souvenir, 150th Anniversary(1871 – 2021), All Saint’s Church, Galle. (Donated by Rodney Garnier, Moorabbin, Vic)
4. Article, “The Gunner Platoon at Weerawila down South in 1971 – combating the JVP Insurgency”  by Capt F.R.A. Musafer,, 1923, 7pp.
5. Census of Population & Housing – 2024, Final Report, Sri Lanka – Department of Census & Statistics, 248pp.