VICTOR MELDER SRI LANKA LIBRARY – By Charles Schokman When I read the attached article on “Victor Melder Sri Lankan Library” by Beverley Pinder, my thoughts led me to reminisce about my association with Victor and it was heartening to recall the way we came to know each other. After I had migrated to Australia in1972 my late brother Shelton jnr. introduced me to Victor who was a contemporary of his, working in the Ceylon Government Railways. What intrigued me most was the modus operandi they pursued to communicate among their group of friends and this was only by the telephone (Land-line). Computers and iPhones were non-existent at that time. If anyone from their circle of friends had news worth sharing it somehow or another got around. Any information on someone’s illness or death were never left out.  They also kept a record of the ex-Railwaymen receding in Australia and organised an annual ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 2nd October 2024 -1st Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Kamindu Mendis and Sri Lanka are streaming towards the summit of world cricket. Sri Lanka spinners have New Zealand in a dizzy tailspin. – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE. (eLanka Sports Editor) Health & Views – SEPTEMBER 3rd issue 2024 – By Dr Harold Gunatillake SRI LANKA NEWS (SEPTEMBER 2024 Compiled by Victor Melder SRI LANKA CRICKET NEWS – SEPTEMBER 2024 World Children’s Day in Sri Lanka: A Celebration of Childhood and Rights-by Kalani-eLanka Qld Sri Lankan Newsletter – Dæhæna – October 2024 amanté Relaunches an Upgraded Full-Figure Intimate Wear Collection with Ultimo Autumn Landscape – By Charmaine Candappa Maxwell, Younus and Fleming to celebrate Australian summer on 5 October OBITUARY – Dr GPLM De Silva ( 24 March 1935 – 21 Sep 2024 ) ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 8th September 2024 – 3rd Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Photos from the Dance with GYPSIES live in concert held on 6 September, 2024 (Sydney) – Photos thanks to Brad Stevens (Brad & Kiara Show – Sydney) in search of Nihal Fernando A documentary film by Martin Pieris Photos of the Bradby Shield Family Night 2024 held on 24 August 2024 – Photos Thanks to Roy Grafix HSC High Achievers Awards 2024 presented by Sri Lanka Association of NSW. England nonchalantly cruise past Sri Lanka to take series. Dead rubber crucial to Sri Lanka’s future aspirations. – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE. (eLanka Sports Editor) Health & Views September 1st issue 2024 – By Dr. Harold Gunatillake SUNDAY CHOICE (Father’s Day) – By Charles Schokman Chairman of Blue Ocean Group of Companies, Mr. S. ...

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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, THEY ARE MOST WELCOME. PLEASE CONTACT ME AT ABOVE ADDRESS, BY EMAIL OR TELEPHONE. Thank You.                                        ACQUISITIONS   FOR  THE  MONTH  OF  AUGUST  2024   BOOKS. Footprints on Water, The Autobiography of W.T.Stace Colonial Administrator in Ceylon 1910 – 1932, edited and critiqued by Bernard     Pflug, 2024. (Donated by Sam Perera, Perera & Hussein Publishing House, Colombo, Sri Lanka.  AYS Gnanam, My Father’s Story by Jey Gnanam      (Donated by Kevin Melder, Dalkeith, WA) MAGAZINES. The Ceylankan – Journal of the Ceylon Society of Australia, Journal 107, Vol 27, No 3, August 2024. LMD International, October – December 1923. (Donated by Kevin Melder, Dalkeith, WA) NEWSLETTERS Newsletter, The Burgher Welfare League ...

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SRI LANKA CRICKET NEWS (AUGUST  2024) Compiled by Victor Melder Two further Sri Lanka fast bowlers have been ruled out of the ODIs against India, with Matheesha Pathirana picking up a shoulder complaint, and Dilshan Madushanka injuring a hamstring. Sri Lanka are also without Dushmantha Chameera, who is out with illness, and Nuwan Thushara, who fractured his thumb. Both these players had missed the T20Is as well. For now Sri Lanka have brought uncapped right-arm seamer Mohamad Shiraz into the squad, team manager Mahinda Halangoda confirmed to ESPNcricinfo. Later in the afternoon, a statement from Sri Lanka Cricket confirmed a second uncapped right-arm seamer was added to the squad: Eshan Malinga.  Three players were also put on standby: batter Kusal Perera, seamer Pramod Madushan and spinner Jeffrey Vandersay. “Matheesha has jarred his shoulder, and because it is the same issue that he had during the World Cup last year, they ...

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SRI LANKA NEWS  (AUGUST  2024) Compiled by Victor Melder Sri Lanka Customs has achieved an income of Rs. 708 billion from the Rs. 1,537 billion revenue target set for 2024, said Finance State Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya. This success comes despite the suspension of vehicle imports, which is a major revenue source for Customs. In 2018, the last year vehicles were imported, Rs. 204 billion or 22% of the total revenue of Rs. 923 billion was from vehicle imports. The Minister also said that in 2019, 16% of the total income, amounting to Rs. 130 billion, came from vehicle imports. (Daily Mirror, 31.7.2024) About 80 air traffic controllers had left the country due to a dispute over salaries, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Airport & Aviation Services (Sri Lanka (Private) Ltd, Eng. Athula Galketiya said. “We have addressed the problems regarding salaries. We are also recruiting new air traffic ...

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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, THEY ARE MOST WELCOME. PLEASE CONTACT ME AT ABOVE ADDRESS, BY EMAIL OR TELEPHONE. Thank You.                                        ACQUISITIONS   FOR  THE  MONTH  OF  JULY  2024 BOOKS. Periodization in Sri Lankan History. Some Reflections with Special Emphasis on the Development of the State by R.A.L.H.    Gunawardana, 2008. The Origin and Development of Passion Play Tradition in Sri Lanka by Rev.Dr Anthony Fernandopulle, 2021     (No’s 1 – 2, Donated by Hemal Gurusinghe, Chelsea Heights, Vic) West Australia Defence Review, Annual Publication 2022-2023                     (Donated by Principal Editor, Serge De Silva, Perth, WA) MAGAZINES. LMD International, July-September 2024 (3 Copies)     (Donated by  LMD, Media Services, Colombo 9 , Co-ordinated by Naushan Sariffadeen ...

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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, THEY ARE MOST WELCOME. PLEASE CONTACT ME AT ABOVE ADDRESS, BY EMAIL OR TELEPHONE. Thank You.                                        ACQUISITIONS   FOR  THE  MONTH  OF  JUNE  2024   BOOKS. 15 Short Stories from 1950 – 2023 by Nihal Kodituwakku, 2024                     (Donated by the Author, Applecross, WA)  MAGAZINES. NEWSLETTERS Community Newsletter, Burgher Association Australia Inc, Winter Edition, June 2024.  ‘The Harbinger’, Newsletter Australia / Sri Lanka Welfare Guild (ASWG), Vol 49, No 2, Jun e 2024 Bulletin of SACK OBA (Colombo Branch), June 2024. Journal of the Australia Ceylon Fellowship Inc (ACF), Vol 65, No 2, June 2024. OTHERS Click here to receive your free copy of the eLanka Newsletter twice a week delivered directly ...

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Distinguished Sri Lankan Aussies: DFAT Honours-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis Peter Kuruvita: Chef, restaurateur and television host Peter Kuruvita’s career was forged in early childhood accompanying his grandmother to markets in Sri Lanka. Kuruvita would observe her devotion to preparing the family meal, while she explained the significance of each ingredient. After emigrating to Australia, Kuruvita’s father allowed him to leave school to follow his dream – on the condition that he pursue an apprenticeship. He has gone on to forge a career as a chef, restaurateur, author and host of his own television series. Kuruvita has worked to transform Australians’ perceptions of Sri Lanka by promoting Sri Lankan culinary traditions and heritage. Through his published works and television series, Kuruvita has played an important role introducing Sri Lankan culture to a wider audience. Victor Melder; Researcher and historian– In nearly 50 years, Victor Melder, founder of the Sri Lanka library in Melbourne, ...

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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, THEY ARE MOST WELCOME. PLEASE CONTACT ME AT ABOVE ADDRESS, BY EMAIL OR TELEPHONE. Thank You.                                        ACQUISITIONS   FOR  THE  MONTH  OF  MAY  2024 BOOKS. Indonesian roots, Sri Lankan soil, The Journey of a Sri Lankan Malay from Soldier to “Bhoomi Putra”, 2023 by M.D. (Tony) Saldin.   (Donated by the Author, Wattala, Sri Lanka, facilitated by Aslan Assen, Endeavour Hills, Vic)  Sabaragammua Dhumriya’ (The Sabaragamuwa Railway) in Sinhala by Rasika Wickramanayaka, 2024   (Donated by the Author, Malabe, Sri Lanka, facilitated by Akila Ariyaperuma,  Tarneit, Vic)  MAGAZINES. LMD International, Sri Lanka, April – June 2024 issues X 3 copies. (Donated by the Publishers) The ‘Ceylankan’ – Journal of the Ceylon Society ...

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