{"id":150118,"date":"2025-03-03T10:14:58","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T10:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=150118"},"modified":"2025-03-03T10:17:14","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T10:17:14","slug":"first-sri-lankan-family-in-australia-a-tale-of-survival-and-mystery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/first-sri-lankan-family-in-australia-a-tale-of-survival-and-mystery\/","title":{"rendered":"First Sri Lankan Family in Australia \u2013 A Tale of Survival and Mystery"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"title\" class=\"style-scope ytd-watch-metadata\">\n<h2 class=\"style-scope ytd-watch-metadata\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>First Sri Lankan Family in Australia \u2013 A Tale of Survival and Mystery<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1Mrj9T-Ug7Q?si=QOAvHCK7uUU8oZxX\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">Sources and Recommended Extra Readings:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\"> (1) The First Ceylonese Family in Australia \u2014 by Glennys Ferguson in the \u2018Ceylankan\u2019 Feb. 2002 issue published by the Ceylon Society of Australia.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\"> (2) Tri Sinhala, The Last Phase (1796-1815) by P. E. Pieris. Ceylon: Colombo Apothecaries Co. Ltd. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">(3) Banishment of the first Ceylonese family to Australia by M. D. (Tony) Saldin &#8211; Sunday Island Jan 12 2003<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\"> (4) Powell, G. (1984). The Kandyan Wars: The British Army in Ceylon, 1803-1818. India: Navrang.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\"> (5) The Australian People: An Encyclopedia of the Nation, Its People and Their Origins. (2001). United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">(6) Anecdotal account of the 1st Ceylonese soldier migrant to Australia by F. S. R. Jayamanne Sunday Observer, June 29 2003. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">(7) Thomas, P. (2012). Oodeen, a Malay Interpreter on Australia&#8217;s Frontier Lands. Indonesia and the Malay World, 40(117), 122-142. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">(8) Thomas, P. (2013). 5. Interpreting the Macassans: Language exchange in historical encounters. Macassan history and heritage: journeys, encounters and influences\/Marshall Clark, 69. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">(9) Pinto, L. (2015). Being a Christian in Sri Lanka: Historical, Political, Social, and Religious Considerations. United Kingdom: Balboa Press AU. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">(10) Message of Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC QC at 72nd Independence Day Celebration of Sri Lanka (Tuesday, 4 February 2020) <\/span><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\"><a class=\"yt-core-attributed-string__link yt-core-attributed-string__link--call-to-action-color\" style=\"color: #000000;\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbXZOcWx5QXNIQjBPYUFDXzhoZXZkR0cwMTk5UXxBQ3Jtc0tsaHJJdHhiOC1uSU9UU1M5dVRaN283V3BEaGJIeEswT1Q4blpfTUVHVktDV0JpU09tSklkVjAyYVJNNnd0MlBmcXJiLTQ2SUFJZEgwX2Y0TGEzZmpXMkRWREhjTWZPWTZZYlhFZ1hXb214dXpSaFR0Zw&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.governor.nsw.gov.au%2Fgovernor%2Fselected-speeches-and-messages%2Fshow%2F925%2F&amp;v=1Mrj9T-Ug7Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.governor.nsw.gov.au\/gover&#8230;<\/a><\/span><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\"> \u2018 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">(11) Australia Burns Furiously but Still Remains an Attractive Destination to Sri Lankans (2020) by Dr Palitha Kohona- former Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations, and former Foreign Secretary. <\/span><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\"><a class=\"yt-core-attributed-string__link yt-core-attributed-string__link--call-to-action-color\" style=\"color: #000000;\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqblhsbGlSTWhFclZIRUcwSWZfUDVKUlA0UUc2d3xBQ3Jtc0trUU5GU2dMTlYzbEVPaVFkS3VPOWdvaUdNTXE1YXo3QlVBV1lGbC05UmVWRDNQZ2VEY251NnlsNk00RkdYOTdUTWk3RjRBdEQ0dGFzamQ1WWtvMDhJTHhDWlQ0aVRMWkJaaVcxcFZXeUtaVTdNamVHVQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Findepthnews.net%2Faustralia-burns-furiously-but-still-remains-an-attractive-destination-to-sri-lankans%2F&amp;v=1Mrj9T-Ug7Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/indepthnews.net\/australia-bur&#8230;<\/a><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">(12) Ricci, R. 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