TRIBUTE TO COACH “SUNDA”  – WRITTEN BY HILARY WHITE An opponent’s viewpoint of a professional master you love to hate in battle, but love with dignity & respect off the field for the rest of your life)  Who can forget Coach Sunda? I must have played against teams coached by him almost 50 times! First for St Josephs junior and senior teams against St Benedicts and then in the great encounters for the Orients against the Old Bens. I also played for Western Province and Mercantile teams in the Nationals against Schools sides coached by him. Some of these games were fierce physical battles but teams coached by him always played hard but fair. I had the utmost respect for Sunda (always called him Sir!) and tried always to shake his hand after games no matter the result and no matter the fleeting euphoria of victory or the bitterness of defeat. ...

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eLanka Newsletter – June 6th edition – Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Dr.Para – a healer with a vision – A Tribute to Dr.R. Pararajasegaram – Among the greats of our times by H. L. D. Mahindapala “GOOD ON YA, YAJILI.” – BY Des Kelly “Need to change how we look at Test Cricket’: Kumar Sangakkara “VERY SAD NEWS” – SL-born BBC presenter reveals cancer has spread to his lungs – By Des Kelly Obituary Notice – Mrs Rupa Seneviratne Banda (Founding Member of Peradeniya University Alumni NSW) Sri Lankan Street Food by Dish (Sydney) – YOUR TASTE BUDS TOUR OF SRI LANKA CONTINUES ON 12TH JULY Helping keep us connected while we’re apart – Telstra Trip to Annivilunthan- 25Km from-by Dr harold Gunatillake Orients Basket Ball Club – By Hilary White Watch Bob Marley & The Wailers’ ...

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eLanka Newsletter – June 5th edition – Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Tea mogul Merrill J. Fernando: ‘I owe everything to Australian consumers’: By benjamin law “THE REAL ROCKET MAN” – By Des Kelly Helping keep us connected while we’re apart – Telstra Obituary: STELLA JAYASENA NEE ABEYGUNERATNE (ex Staff Medical Research Institute Borella, Sri Lanka) Obituary Notice – Mrs Rupa Seneviratne Banda (Founding Member of Peradeniya University Alumni NSW) The immortal Fr. Joe: Remembering the Legend & his Legacy after 14 Years … OPPORTUNITIES UNLOCKED WITH PLACES AVAILABLE FOR UTS FOUNDATION STUDIES AND DIPLOMAS AT UTS INSEARCH SRI LANKA Checking your pulse rate is discussed-by Dr harold Gunatillake Orients Basket Ball Club – By Hilary White Aravinda’s stunning season for Prahran CC-by Ian Crawford Prime Minister – Statement – Update on coronavirus measures – Friday 12 June ...

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