VICTOR  MELDER  SRI  LANKA LIBRARY  ACQUISITIONS  FOR  THE  MONTH  OF  MAY  2017 7, Benambra Street, Broadmeadows, Vic 3047, Australia. Telephone + 61 3 9309 4040 E-mail < melder.rjvm1935@bigpond.com > Web Site < www.vmsl-library.com > THOSE WISHING TO DONATE BOOKS & OTHER PUBLICATIONS TO THIS LIBRARY, PLEASE CONTACT ME AT ABOVE ADDRESS, BY EMAIL OR TELEPHONE. Thank You. ACQUISITIONS FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2017 BOOKS 1. Vintage Dennis & Robey Vehicles in Sri Lanka, by Ali Azeez, 2014 (Donated by the Author, Piliyandala, Sri Lanka) 2. Wild White Boy, A Story of the Ceylon Jungle by R.L. Spittel, 1958 (Autographed by the Author) (No 2, Donated by David Weinman, Applecross, W.A.) 3. Wind in the Willows, A Sri Lankan’s life in love with Cricket by Ranjan Mellawa, 2017 (Donated by the Author, Bangkok, Thailand) 4. Hena, Wewa & Purana: Ancient Dry Zone Land Use System Evolved by Farmers & Failed ...

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VICTOR  MELDER  SRI  LANKA LIBRARY 7, Benambra Street, Broadmeadows, Vic 3047, Australia. Telephone + 61 3 9309 4040 E-mail : melder.rjvm1935@bigpond.com Web Site : www.vmsl-library.com THOSE WISHING TO DONATE BOOKS & OTHER PUBLICATIONS TO THIS LIBRARY, PLEASE CONTACT ME AT ABOVE ADDRESS, BY EMAIL OR TELEPHONE. Thank You. ACQUISITIONS FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2017 BOOKS 1. The Tamil Separatist War in Sri Lanka by Channa Wickremesekera, 2016 2. Road to Nandikadal, True Story of Defeating the Tigers by Major General Kamal Gunaratne, 2016 (Donated by Channa Wickremesekera, Mount Waverley, Vic) 3. Grandfather’s Letters by C. Anjalendran, 2016. 4. July by Karen Roberts, 2002. 5. The Tea Planter’s Wife by Dinah Jefferies, 2015. 6. The Last Kingdom of Sinhalay by Elmo Jayawardena. (No’s 3 – 6) Donated by Ajit St John, Meadow Heights, Vic) MAGAZINES NEWSLETTERS 1. News Mag – Journal of the Old Aloysians Sports Club (Australia) Inc, April 2017. 2. ...

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VICTOR  MELDER  SRI  LANKA LIBRARY – LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS – MACH 2017 7, Benambra Street, Broadmeadows, Vic 3047, Australia. Telephone + 61 3 9309 4040 E-mail < melder.rjvm1935@bigpond.com > Web Site < www.vmsl-library.com > THOSE WISHING TO DONATE BOOKS & OTHER PUBLICATIONS TO THIS LIBRARY, PLEASE CONTACT ME AT ABOVE ADDRESS, BY EMAIL OR TELEPHONE. Thank You. ACQUISITIONS FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2017 BOOKS 1. Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon 1996, by S. Arumugam. (Donated by Thiru Arumugam, Castle Hill, NSW) 2. Best of Amita, Selected Pieces from Contributions to ‘The Island” by Amita Abayesekera (Donated by David Sansoni, Baulkham Hills, NSW) 3. A Long Watch, War, Captivity & Return in Sri Lanka by Commodore Ajith Boyagoda, 2016 (Donated Anonymously, Sydney) 4. The Road to Temple Trees, Sir Ivor Jennings & the Constitutional Development of Ceylon: Selected Writings, edited by H.Kumarasingham, 2015. 5. The Butterfly Fauna of ...

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VICTOR  MELDER  SRI  LANKA LIBRARY – LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS – FEBRUARY 2017 7, Benambra Street, buy Broadmeadows, Vic 3047, Australia. Telephone + 61 3 9309 4040 E-mail < melder.rjvm1935@bigpond.com > Web Site < www.vmsl-library.com > THOSE WISHING TO DONATE BOOKS & OTHER PUBLICATIONS TO THIS LIBRARY, PLEASE CONTACT ME AT ABOVE ADDRESS, BY EMAIL OR TELEPHONE. Thank You. ACQUISITIONS FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2017 BOOKS 1. Twilight of the Tigers, Peace Efforts & Power Struggles in Sri Lanka by G. H Peiris, 2010 (Donated by Mohamed Iqbal, NZ & Ehab Razak, Colombo, Sri Lanka) 2. Tamils and the Nation, India and Sri Lanka Compared by Madurika Rasaratnam, 2016 (Donated by Hemal Gurusinghe, Chelsea Heights, Vic) 3. Hundred Hindu Temples of Sri Lanka, Ancient, Medieval and Modern by Sanmugam Arumugam, 204 (Donated by Thiru Arumugam, Castle Hill, NSW) 4. Writing and Musings – Bring a collection of articles published in The ...

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LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS – JANUARY 2017 VICTOR MELDER SRI LANKA LIBRARY 7, Benambra Street, Broadmeadows, Vic 3047, Australia. Telephone + 61 3 9309 4040 E-mail < melder.rjvm1935@bigpond.com > Web Site < www.vmsl-library.com > THOSE WISHING TO DONATE BOOKS & OTHER PUBLICATIONS TO THIS LIBRARY, PLEASE CONTACT ME AT ABOVE ADDRESS, BY EMAIL OR TELEPHONE. Thank You. ACQUISITIONS FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2017 BOOKS 1. Questions of Travel by Michelle De Kretser, 2013 (Donated by Ms Sharlie Pickering, Alderley, Qld) 2. Sunil Santha: The Man Who Invented Sinhala Music for a Modern Age, by Dr Tony Donaldson, 2016 (Donated by the Author, Melbourne, Vic) 3. Living With Wild Elephants, Experiences of a Wildlife Veterinarian in Sri Lanka by Dr Vijitha Perera, 2015 (Donated by Mr W.G.S.Prasanna, Consul General – Sri Lanka in Melbourne) 4. An Asian Prime Minister’s Story – Sir John Kotelawala, 1956 (Autographed by Sir John Kotelawala) (Anonymous Donor ...

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