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The Ceylon Society of Australia AGM and Social 2019 – By Sunil de Silva (Photos thanks to Mahal Selvadurai) 30 November 2019 saw an exceptional event – the Social following the Annual General Meeting of the Ceylon Society of Australia. The venue was the meeting hall at the Pennant Hills Community Centre, a hall converted beyond recognition, the handiwork of Pauline Gunewardene, the President of the CSA, with the assistance of several members of the Committee. The record attendance of 168 was comfortably accommodated at twenty tables festooned in eye catching décor in a thematic red pattern and set with wine glasses and ready for the entree of patties and cutlets ‘dished out’ by Manjula of Dish Catering. A fitting prelude to a mouth watering buffet dinner and dessert. Pauline clearly was the Queen of the Evening. First deftly steering the AGM which preceded the Social by half an hour ...

Dec 2, 2019 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Photos Tagged Aubrey Joachim, Avinder Paul, Ceylon Society of Australia, Chrysanthe Fernando, Devika De Fonseka, Harry de Sayrah, Harry Solomons, Kevin Ruberu, Lucien Wijetunga, Mahal Selvadurai, Manjula of Dish Caterin, Nimal Bandara, Pauline Gunewardene, Raja Bandaranayke, Roger Menezes, Rosani Wahab, Virasmi Perera Comments 0

INVESTITURE CEREMONY – MEMORIES – Harry de Sayrah FIRST OLD JOE TO BE HONOURED IN AUSTRALIA WITH THE APPROVAL OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND QUEEN OF AUSTRALIA – THE AWARD ORDER OF AUSTRALIA MEDAL ( OAM ) INVESTITURE WAS HELD AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE NSW – HER EXCELLENCY PROF DAME M BASHIR FIRST WOMAN GOVERNOR OF NSW PERFORMED THE INVESTITURE CEREMONY ...

Sep 14, 2019 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Harry de Sayrah, INVESTITURE CEREMONY Comments 0

A HISTORY OF HONOURS IN AUSTRALIA – By Harry de Sayrah OAM J.P ( Life Member of the Order of Australia Association) Each year of Australia Day and Queen’s Birthday come the announcements of the latest appointments to the Order of Australia Since the Order of Australia was created in February 1975 new awards have been announced on Australia Day in January and on the Queen’s Birthday in June but the tradition of a January honours listed has existed since much earlier. Before 1975 Australians were eligible for British honours which were announced each January and June at New Year and on the King’s or Queen’s official Birthday The number of Australians honoured increased considerably in the 20th Century after the Order of the British Empire (OBE) was created in 1917 as an instrument for rewarding many people who had contributed to the War effort during WW1. Importantly the new order ...

Mar 5, 2019 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged A HISTORY OF HONOURS IN AUSTRALIA, Harry de Sayrah, Pastor Doug Nicholls Comments 0