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VICTOR\u00a0 MELDER\u00a0 SRI\u00a0 LANKA LIBRARY
\n<\/strong>1234 Nepean Highway, Cheltemham, Vic 3192, Australia.
\n<\/strong>Telephone: Hemal + 61 0427 725 740 or Victor 61 3909 4040
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\"Victor-Melder-\"<\/p>\n

THOSE WISHING TO DONATE BOOKS & OTHER PUBLICATIONS TO THIS LIBRARY, THEY ARE MOST WELCOME. PLEASE CONTACT HEMAL OR VICTOR AT ABOVE ADDRESS, BY EMAIL OR TELEPHONE. Thank You.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0ACQUISITIONS\u00a0\u00a0 FOR\u00a0 THE\u00a0 MONTH\u00a0 OF\u00a0 MAY \u00a02025 <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

BOOKS.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. M.A.Azzez, Early Life and Tributes, by Ali Azeez, 2013.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. One Distinguished Family of Moor Street Jaffna Ali Azeez, 2014.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. M.A.Azeez, Milestones to Remember by Ali Azeez, 2015.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. M.A.Azeez, Speeches and Tributes by Ali Azeez, 2018.<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Sinhala Muslim relatipons in Sri Lanka, Dr Azzez Memorial Lecture 2018 by M.D.D.Pieris, 2018.<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. The Law in the Speeches of Senator Azeez, the Muslim Tamil Leader of\u00a0 Ceylon, and its Present Significance, Dr Azeez Memorial\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Lecture, 2024, by M. Sornarajah, 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Muslims and Education: In Search of Excellence, Dr Azeez Memorial Lecture 2025 by B.A.Hussainmiya, 2025.<\/span><\/li>\n
    2. M.A.Azeez\u2019s Contribution to Agriculture in the east by Ali Azeez, 2025<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0(No\u2019s 1 \u2013 8, Donated by Ali Azeez, Piliyandala, Sri Lanka)<\/span><\/p>\n

        \n
      1. Kandy, An Illustrated Survey of Ancient Monuments\u2026\u2026 by Anuradha Seniviratna, 1983.<\/span><\/li>\n
      2. A Guide to Anuradhapura, central Cultural Fund, 1981.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0(No\u2019s\u00a0 9 -10, Anonymously donated, left on doorstep)<\/span><\/p>\n

          \n
        1. The Fungi of Ceylon , No IV by T. Petch & G.R.Bisby, 1950<\/span><\/li>\n
        2. The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist\u00a0 Republic of Sri Lanka, Govet of Sri Lanka, 1978.<\/span><\/li>\n
        3. The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist\u00a0 Republic of Sri Lanka, Govet of Sri Lanka, 1991<\/span><\/li>\n
        4. A Manual of Timber Utilisation for Ceylon by\u00a0 .E.K. Tisseverasinghe, 1971.<\/span><\/li>\n
        5. A Provisional Check List of the Flowering Plants of Ceylon by B.A. Abeywickrama, 1959.<\/span><\/li>\n
        6. A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon, Vol 1 by M. D. Dissanayake & F.R. Fosberg, 1980<\/span><\/li>\n
        7. A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon, Vol 2 by M. D. Dissanayake & F.R. Fosberg, 1981.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
        8. A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon, Vol 3 by M. D. Dissanayake & F.R. Fosberg, 1981.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
        9. A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon, Vol 4 by M. D. Dissanayake & F.R. Fosberg, 1983.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
        10. A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon, Vol5 by M. D. Dissanayake & F.R. Fosberg, 1985<\/span><\/li>\n
        11. \u00a0A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon, Vol 6 by M. D. Dissanayake & F.R. Fosberg, 1987.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
        12. A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon, Vol 7 by M. D. Dissanayake & F.R. Fosberg, 1991.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
        13. \u00a0\u00a0Dravidian Origin and Philosophy of the Human Speech by T. C. Closset, 1941<\/span><\/li>\n
        14. The Ceylon Forester, Vol 1, No 1, No 2, No 3 & No 4 (Bound) ed K. O Koelmeyer, 1953\/1954<\/span><\/li>\n
        15. The Ceylon Forester, Vol 2, No 1, ed\u00a0 O Koelmeyer, 1953\/1955<\/span><\/li>\n
        16. The Ceylon Forester, Vol 2, No 2, ed\u00a0 O Koelmeyer, 1955<\/span><\/li>\n
        17. The Ceylon Forester, Vol 2, No 3, ed\u00a0 O Koelmeyer, 1955<\/span><\/li>\n
        18. The Ceylon Forester, Vol 2, No 4, ed \u00a0G Weeraratna, 1956<\/span><\/li>\n
        19. The Ceylon Forester, Vol 4, No\u2019s 1,2, 3 & 4 ((Bound)\u00a0 ed W.G.Weeraratna, 1959\/1960.<\/span><\/li>\n
        20. The Ceylon Forester, Vol 3, No\u2019s 1,2, & 3 (Bound) ed \u00a0 A De Rosayro, 1957\/1958.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
        21. The Ceylon Forester, Vol 5, No\u2019s 1,2, 3 & 4 (Bound) ed\u2019s R.A. De Rosayro 1961 & W.R.H.Perera 1962.<\/span><\/li>\n
        22. The Ceylon Forester, , Vol 6, No\u2019s 1,2,3 & 4 & Vol 7, No\u2019s 1,2,3,4 (Bound), ed A.E.Tisseverasinge 1963 & L.C\/A de S.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Wijesinghe, 1966.<\/span><\/p>\n

            \n
          1. The Ceylon Historical Journal, Vol 1, No 1, 2, 3 & 4 (Bound) ed\u00a0 D.. Saparamadu, 1951\/1952. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
          2. The Ceylon Historical Journal, Vol 2, No\u2019s 1,2,3 & 4 (Bound) ed S.D.Saparamadu, 1952\/1953.<\/span><\/li>\n
          3. The Ceylon Historical Journal, Vol 3, No\u2019s 1,2,.3, & 4 (Bound) ed S.D. Saparamdu.<\/span><\/li>\n
          4. The Ceylon Historical Journal, Vol 4, No\u2019s 1, 2, 3 & 4, Vol 5, No\u2019s 1,2,3 & 4 (Bound) ed S.D.Saparamdu, 1954\/1956.<\/span><\/li>\n
          5. Traditions of Sri Lanka by\u00a0 G. Uragoda, 2000.<\/span><\/li>\n
          6. Society in Mediaeval Ceylon by M.B.Ariyapala, 1968.<\/span><\/li>\n
          7. Carter\u2019s English Sinhalese Dictionary by Charles Carter 1997.<\/span><\/li>\n
          8. A Sinhalese English Dictionary by Charles Carter 1996<\/span><\/li>\n
          9. A Grammar of the Sinhalese Language by Wilhelm Geiger, 1938.<\/span><\/li>\n
          10. Conquest of Ceylon , Vol\u2019s 1 & 2 by Fernao De Queyroz, 1930.<\/span><\/li>\n
          11. Conquest of Ceylon , Vol\u2019s 3 & 4 by Fernao De Queyroz, 1930<\/span><\/li>\n
          12. Conquest of Ceylon , Vol\u2019s 5 & 6 by Fernao De Queyroz, 1930<\/span><\/li>\n
          13. Fifty years in Ceylon by Thomas Skinner, 1974<\/span><\/li>\n
          14. Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse, 1973.<\/span><\/li>\n
          15. The Dipavamsa by B.C. Law, 1959.<\/span><\/li>\n
          16. The Chemisatry & Pharmacology of Ceylon & Indian Medicinal Plants by J. P. C. Chandrasena 1935.<\/span><\/li>\n
          17. Vegetable Products of Ceylon by Frederick Lewis.<\/span><\/li>\n
          18. Travels in Ceylon by 1700 \u2013 1800 by R. Raven-Hart, 1963.<\/span><\/li>\n
          19. Tri Simhala, 1796-18915, The Last Phase by P.E.Peiris, 1945<\/span><\/li>\n
          20. Life of the Ven. Fr Joseph Vaz, Apostle of Ceylon by S. G. Perera, 1953<\/span><\/li>\n
          21. Sri Lanka and the Metric System of Measurement by Metric Conversion Board, 1974.<\/span><\/li>\n
          22. Dravida \u2013 A History of the Tamils from Prehistory to times 1800 by E. L. Tambimuttu, 1945.<\/span><\/li>\n
          23. A Manual of Indian Timbers (An Account of India & Ceylon) by J.S Gamble, 1972.<\/span><\/li>\n
          24. A True and Exact Description of the Great Island of Ceylon by Phillipus Baldaeus, 1960.<\/span><\/li>\n
          25. The Ceylon Forester, 1967-1970 ed A.E Tisseverasinghe & L.C.A de S. Wijesinghe. 1967 \u2013 1970.<\/span><\/li>\n
          26. A Compendium of (Buddhist) Philosophy \u00a0– Abhiddhammatha Sangha by Rhys David, 1910.<\/span><\/li>\n
          27. An Account of the Island of Ceylon by Capt. Robert Percival, 1975.<\/span><\/li>\n
          28. Ceylon, A General Description of the Island and Its Inhabitants by Henry Marshall, 1954.<\/span><\/li>\n
          29. A Comprehensive Grammar of the Sinhalese Language by Abrham Mendis Gunasekera, 1962.<\/span><\/li>\n
          30. Culavamsa, Part 1, by Wilhelm Geiger, 1953.<\/span><\/li>\n
          31. Culavamsa, Part 2, by Wilhelm Geiger, 1953.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0(No\u2019s 11 \u2013 63, Donated by Ahila \u00a0\u00a0Amarasinghe, Oakleigh East, Vic) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

              \n
            1. A Selection of Cartoons by Percy Mayadunne, 2024<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0(No 64, Donated by Nazeer Mohamad, Mount Waverley, Vic<\/span><\/p>\n

              MAGAZINES.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

              NEWSLETTERS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

                \n
              1. \u2018The Harbinger\u201d Family Magazine of the Australia \/ Sri Lanka Welfare Guild (ASWG), Vol 50, No 2, May 2025.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                OTHERS.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

                  \n
                1. The Sri Lanka Navy: A Collective Blind eye \u2013 International Truth & Justice Project Report, October 2029, 11100<\/span><\/li>\n
                2. Navigating Conflict Transition: queer communities in Sri Lanka (1995-2018), Phd Thesis by Thiyagarajah Waradas, 237pp<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n


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