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OBITUARIES (E & O.E.) (NOVEMBER 2022) STEPHEN, Mary Ernesta (nee HEYNSBERGH), wife of George Antony (Tony), mother of Jeremy, Christopher and Christina. Daughter of late Ernest Colling & Phoebe Ruth Heynsbergh, sister of late Emil Heynsbergh. Mother-in-law of Veronica & Sukitha, grandmother of Zachary, David, Daniel, Jayden, Seth, Vera & Aiden. (Daily News, 5.11.2022) NADARAJAH, Sivapalan. (West Australian, 7.11.2022) AMBROSE, Beryl Lucy, (25.03.1931 – 31.10.2022), wife of Ron (dec), mother and mother-in-law of Peter & Elizabeth and Julie & Brad. Grandmother of Emma, Harriet, Alice, Michael and Gretel, great grandmother of James and Max. Sister of Ronny (dec) and Lenny (dec). (Sydney Morning Herald, 8.11.2022) ...

Ajit Jayasekera’s fond recollection of David Ponniah With photos of David’s visit to Sydney as Warden STC ( 2001 – 2008 ) Source:-stcobasydney Dr. David Arijunan Ponniah, Warden S.Thomas’ College, my friend, colleague and partner. I have been inundated with requests for speeches, articles and insights into my association with this magnificent cricketer and scholar, from the day he took over as the Warden of our great school. At least now, when some young Thomian stops me on the street and asks “hey, old man, what did you do at S.Thomas’?” I can proudly say, “I batted with David Ponniah”! David and I grew up at S.Thomas’ in the late ‘50s and ‘60s, when our school was churning out some of the best cricketing talent ever produced in its history. As little boys, we would watch in awe and admire the feats of the likes of Michael Tissera, Ronnie ...