LIBRARY AQUISITIONS – DECEMBER 2022 – By Victor Melder

VICTOR  MELDER  SRI  LANKA LIBRARY
7, Benambra Street, Broadmeadows, Vic 3047, Australia.
Telephone + 61 3 9309 4040
E-mail < 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 ME AT ABOVE ADDRESS, BY EMAIL OR TELEPHONE. Thank You.

ACQUISITIONS   FOR  THE  MONTH  OF  JUNE  2023

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BOOKS.

1. Classic Steam by Patrick B. Whitehouse, 1980
2. An Illustrated Guide to the Buried Cities of Ceylon by Mrs R. Jones-Bateman, 1932.
3. The Laws of  Cricket, 1980 code, Marylebone Cricket Club
4. Sri Lanka by Rail by Royston Ellis, 1994.
5. Proud & Prejudiced, The Story of the Burghers of Sri Lanka by Rodney Ferdinands, 1995.
6. The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Steam & Rail  by Colin Garratt & Max Wade-Matthews, 1998.
7. A History of the Sri Lanka Government Railway, B.D. Rampala Felicitation Volume by L.S.de Silva & D.L.O.Mendis, 1991   
8. CGR – Working Time Table, Part 2, Train Service, in force from November 1, 1982

(No’s 1 – 8 donated by Tony Melder, Wantirna, Vic)

MAGAZINES.

1. Wonders of the Past, Part 25, 1934, contains “The Great Dagobas of Ceylon” by G.E.Milton.
2. Wonders of the Past, 43, 1934, contains “The Lost Cities of Ceylon” by G. E. Milton
3. Wonders of the Past, Part 44, 1934, contains  “The Lost Cities of Ceylon” by G. E, Milton, continued.

 (No’s 1 – 3 donated by Tony Melder, Wantirna, Vic)

4. Thomas’ College, Mt Lavinia, Magazine, Vol CXI, No 3, Term 3, 1986.
5. Thomas’ College, Mt Lavinia, Magazine, Vol CXV, No’s 1 & 2, Term’s 1 & 2 , 1989
6. Thomas’ College, Mt Lavinia, Magazine, Vol CXVI, No 1, Term 1, 1990
7. Thomas’ College, Mt Lavinia, Magazine, Vol CXVII. No’s 1 & 2,, Term’s 1 & 2,  3, 1991
8. Thomas’ College, Mt Lavinia, Magazine, Vol CXVII, No 3, Term 3, 1991.
9. Thomas’ College, Mt Lavinia, Magazine, Vol CXVIII, No 1, Term 1, 1992
10. Thomas’ College, Mt Lavinia, Magazine, Vol CXVIII, No 2, Term 2, 1992
11. Thomas’ College, Mt Lavinia, Magazine, Vol CXVIII, No 3, Term 3, 1992
12. Thomas’ College, Mt Lavinia, Magazine, Vol CXIX, No 1, Term 1, 1993
13. Thomas’ College, Mt Lavinia, Magazine, Vol CXIX, No 2, Term 2, 1993
14. Thomas’ College, Mt Lavinia, Magazine, Vol CXIX, No 3, Term 3, 1993
15. Thomas’ College, Mt Lavinia, Magazine, Vol CXX, No 1, Term 1, 1994
16. Thomas’ College, Mt Lavinia, Magazine, Vol CXX, No 2, Term 2, 1994
17. Thomas’ College, Mt Lavinia, Magazine, Vol CXX, No 3, Term 3, 1994
18. Thomas’ College, Mt Lavinia, Magazine, Vol CXXI, No 2, Term 2, 1995
19. Thomas’ College, Mt Lavinia, Magazine, Vol CXXI, No 3, Term 3, 1995
20. Thomas’ College, Mt Lavinia, Magazine, Vol CXX1I, No 1, Term 1, 1996
21. Thomas’ College, Mt Lavinia, Magazine, Vol CXX11I, No 1, Term 1, 1997

(No’s 4 – 21, donated by Odath Weerasinghe, Dandenong North, Vic)

NEWSLETTERS

1. Community Newsletter, Burgher Association Australia Inc, Winter Edition, June 2023.
2. Newsletter, St Peter’s College OBSC Melbourne Inc, June 2023
3. Australia – Ceylon Fellowship INC (ACF) Newsletters –Vol 54, No 7, Oct-Dec 2008,  Vol 52, No 1, Jan-March 2009,  Vol 52, No 4,

 Oct-Dec 2009, Vol 53, No 1, Jan-Mar 2010,  Vol 53, No 2, Apr-June 2010, Vol 53, No 3, Jul-Sept 2010 and Vol 64, No 1, Feb 2023.

(No 3, donated  by Odath Weerasinghe, Dandenong North, Vic)

OTHERS

1. Souvenir, ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Australia 2022, Pakistan v England, MCC, 13 November 2022, Official Program.

(Donated by Trevine Rodrigo/Keith Bennet, Melbourne. Vic)

2. VCR – Steam in Australia.  ((donated by Tony Melder, Wantirna, Vic)