Remembering George Turnour: Scholar & Administrator Extraordinary-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis Hugh Karunanayake Thirty seven years ago, on 13 April 1985, the British Prime Minister of the day  Mrs Margaret Thatcher during her visit to Sri Lanka to open the Victoria Dam, said  in an address to the Parliament of Sri Lanka  “The remains of an ancient civilization are visible in many parts of your island. Two thousand years ago, your irrigation system far exceeded in scale and sophistication anything existing in Europe. That great chronicle the Mahavamsa, has passed down to us the story of your island’s development.”  The Mahavansa and the history it contained would probably  have been lost in the mists of antiquity if not for the  indefatigable efforts of a Civil Servant by the name George Turnour. George Turnour was born in Ceylon in 1799. His father (the fourth son of the Earl of Winterton) also with the same ...

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SYDNEY BENS  St.Benedict’s College Old Boys Association New South Wales Inc. ESTABLISHED IN SYDNEY NEW SOUTH WALES IN 1985  FOUNDER PRESIDENT-OLD BEN HAROLD CHRISTIE DAVID CONTACT email – secretary.sydneybens@gmail.com   2021/2022 COMMITTEE  Name Position Harold Christie David Patron Yohan Pathinather President Sherwell Fernando Vice President Claude Perera Treasurer Dilen Edirimanasinghe Gen. Secretary Francis Constantine Sports Secretary Ralston Fernandez Social Secretary Ronnie Almeida Committee Member Roshan Pathinather Committee Member Eshanka Wickremaratne Committee Member Suranga De Silva Committee Member Chris Kandasamy Committee Member Desmond Don Paul Auditor Saliya Tennekoon Editor and Media HISTORY OF – St.Benedict’s College,Colombo 13,Sri Lanka. The oldest Roman Catholic school in Sri Lanka, was inaugurated in 1865 by the Benedictine Monks. The school consisted of few classrooms and small staff at first. In 1868, the De La Salle Brothers took over the administration of the college. Since then the school has been headed by many Brothers who belonged to the La Sallian Community. The ...

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