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A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE AUSTRALIA-SRI LANKA ASSOCIATION INC The earliest instances of Sri Lankans settling in Adelaide  to  my knowledge would be the Collettes, the Frewins, the Claessens, Ludovicis, deBruins,  and the Pereras to name a few.  That was in the 50’s up until the early 70’s. There   was an acceleration in numbers thereafter. By early 1974 I think there were about 12 or more Sri Lankan families that had settled down in Adelaide.              We Sri Lankans tend to be a gregarious lot wherever we go. It was therefore understandable that Lucien Keegal would ring around sometime in 1974 seeking to arrange a get- together of Sri Lankans.  And so it came to pass that a group of about 20 or more people met for this purpose.             It was not an entirely propitious inauguration though, because there were apparently two factions that could not agree on how ...