Extra! Extra! Victor Melder’s Offer of First Day Covers – By Michael Roberts Main collection is from 1966 to 2019 with only 2 covers missing. Some covers prior to 1966 are also available. Collection is in 9 albums consisting of bespoke poly inserts holding 4 covers each. There are over 1000 covers in pristine condition. Many contain the Bulletins issued together with the stamps. A catalogue in Excel is available. Seller offering the collection for A$2,500. EFT or cash only. Albums dispatched after funds – cost plus packing, postage and insurance when applicable – have been received. Packing, Postage with Insurance via AustPost ranges from $120 to $260 depending on the location. Overseas postal costs on request eg Colombo Sri Lanka from $550 upward depending on the location. To comply with postal requirements 2 packages are needed. Total weight will be approximately 30Kg. Melbourne residents can collect from seller after payment thus saving on packaging and postal charges. ...
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St. Anthony’s College, Kandy, in Aerial Sweep-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis An ‘Excursion’ by Victor Melder of Melbourne, our Doyen of Collectors & Bloggers A NOTE from Michael Roberts, Feb 2023: My experiences of these grounds were largely through cricket matches, either as a player for Peradeniya University or as a spectator when the odd international match occurred at the cricket ground. One of the latter matches that is partially logged in my memory is when I watched Duleep Mendis deploying deft footwork against the Indian spinner Venkatraghavan. ...
Feb 23, 2023
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Sri Lankans in The Australian Foreign Service-by Michael Roberts Lal Wickrematunga + Forster plus others Source:Thuppahis Victor Melder, in Memo dated 28 December 2022, correcting a major error in the recent Daily News Item The news item in the Daily News of yesterday (see below) is NOT correct, we have had two Sri Lankan born Australian Ambassador’s. There could even be more. The first: David Ian WILLÉ: born 1942, educated at Royal College, Colombo. Emigrated with his parents to Melbourne, Australia in 1957. Studied at Melbourne University, obtaining a BA and LLB. Appointed to the Australian Diplomatic Service and posted as Australian High Commissioner to the West Indies, on his return was appointed Head of the Russian desk at the Department of Foreign Affairs, Canberra. (see The Burghers of Ceylon Worldwide – Kelaart, 2007) ...
Dec 29, 2022
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“APPRECIATION OF ARTICLES” – by Des Kelly We, at e’Lanka, now receive very many different articles, whose Authors hope that they will be included in our Newsletters which come out on line, each Wednesday and Sunday respectively. While we do try our utmost, to ‘edit’ every single one of the ‘posts’ sent, the odd one escapes our hurried scrutiny sometimes, and ends up being published. IF any such article causes concern, we do apologise, but we are human, and in humanity, mistakes do occur at times. On the other hand, there are just a few ‘special’ Contributors whose articles appear regularly on e’Lanka preceded by an introduction by me, your Editor. I find myself thanking these friends such as Keith Bennett, Charles Schokman, Victor Melder, Chris Lawton, and a few others personally, for their valued additions to our great website, which now boasts close to thirty thousand avid readers every ...
Oct 29, 2022
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VICTOR MELDER SRI LANKA LIBRARY 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 2022 BOOKS. Schoolgirl Rape & Four Murders by Bhaghavadas Srisjanthadas, 2022 (Donated by Samantha Sirimanne-Hyde, Denistone, NSW) MAGAZINES NEWSLETTERS Journal of The Australia Ceylon fellowship Inc (ACF), Vol 63, No 2, July 2022. Bulletin of St Anthony’s College Kandy (SACK) OBA, Colombo, June 2022. “Thomiana”, Publication of Thomas’ of College Old Boys Association, Australia Branch Inc, Vol 25, Issue 2, May 2022. Newsletter, Eighty Club Melbourne Inc, No 159, Second ...
Aug 6, 2022
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eLanka Newsletter 02nd July 2022 – 1st Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Gentleman Des – A Felicitation – by Max Gerreyn – Happy Birthday Des Kelly for the 2nd of July! “CENSUS TO STUN THE SENSES” by Des Kelly (Editor-in-Chief) e’Lanka. ) Watch Australia vs Sri Lanka – 1st Cricket Test, Galle, June 2022 SRI LANKA NEWS (JUNE 2022) Compiled by Victor Melder KOTA UDA without any Forklift or Chassis! Only in Lanka!-by Michael Roberts SQUADs in growth boom, as ICC Men’s T20 World Cup cricket fever ramps up among multicultural communities Brisbane Sri Lankan Newsletter – Dæhæna – July 2022 Highlights from Fr Ruwan’s Farewell Dinner Party on Saturday 18th June 2022 BENANIAH (God Made) – by Lakshman Navaratne NSW GOVERNMENT CONNECTS NEWCOMERS WITH NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN REGIONAL COMMUNITIES DailyFT and Skanda Applaud the Khettarama Fans ...
Jul 3, 2022
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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 APRIL 2022 BOOKS. Laudetur Franciscus, A Man for Others, edited by Avishka Mario Senewiratne, 2022 (Donated by the Editor, Colombo, Sri Lanka) The Great Days of Colombo, A Journey of Colombo Through Times As Never Seen Before by Asiff Hussein, 2021. (Donated by the Author, Colombo, Sri Lanka) (Items 1 – 2 collected and brought to Australia by Jeremy De Lima, Vermont South, Vic) MAGAZINES NEWSLETTERS Newsletter, The Burgher Welfare League of WA Inc, Vol 32.3, March 2022 ‘Silverscene’, Newsletter of The ...
May 2, 2022
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Inaugural VICTOR MELDER Lecture Series – by Dr Samanthi Gunawardena will present a talk on: “THE HISTORY OF SRI LANKAN MIGRATION TO AUSTRALIA” ( 13 April 2022 – 2.00 pm to 8.00 pm – Melbourne event) Sri Lankan New Year Cutural Day Wednesday 13 April 2PM – 8PM At Clayton Community Centre, 9-15 Cooke Street, Clayton Free admission via booking (use below link) Contact: www.trybooking.com/BXUWK As part of the Sinhala & Tamil New Year celebration, the City of Monash is having an inaugural Victor Melder lecture series (which will be held each year, with a talk by different speakers). The lecture is on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 from 6.00 to 8.00pm at the Clayton Community Centre, 9 – 15, Cooke Street, Clayton. ...
Apr 10, 2022
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SRI LANKA NEWS (MARCH 2022) Compiled by Victor Melder Sri Lanka’s inflation, as measured by the change in the Colombo Consumers’ Price Index (CCPI) increased to 15.1 percent in February 2022 from 14.2 percent in January 2022, the Department of Census and Statistics reported Monday. The CCPI for all items for the month of February 2022 increased to 160.1 from 158.4 in January 2022. The Year on Year inflation of Food Group increased to 25.7 percent in February 2021 from 25.0 percent in January 2022 and the Year on Year inflation of Non Food Group increased to 10.1 percent in February 2021 from 9.2 percent in the previous month. For the month of February 2021, on year‐to‐year basis, contribution to inflation by food commodities was 8.23 percent and the contribution of Non Food items was 6.85 percent. The moving average inflation ...
Apr 2, 2022
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eLanka Newsletter – 2nd March 2022 – 1st Edition – Sri Lankans In Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter “ENGLISH HISTORY” – by Des Kelly What Sri Lanka must learn from their India thrashing – By Trevine Rodrigo (Melbourne: eLanka Sports Editor) Cricket Yarns with RH6 – Ep 2 – Harry Solomons – Founder and Owner of Kingsgrove Sports Centre Peterite Centenary Dinner Dance – Organised by St. Peter’s College Colombo, OBU UK Branch – La Bamba Nite 2022 Sihinayaki Re’with youngest Guest twenty three year old Sumeera Gunasekera born abnormal – by Sunil Thenabadu SRI LANKA NEWS (FEBRUARY 2022) Compiled by Victor Melder. Andrea Bocelli & Mattoe Bocelli-Holy night cross hall “GOAL-KEEPER EXTRAORDINAIRE” – by Des Kelly U.S. Ambassador Chung Presents Credentials to President Rajapaksa He was an erudite scholar and researcher-by Dr.Preethi Wijegoonewardene H. R. Jothipala: Sinhala Cinema’s Most Popular ...
Mar 2, 2022
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