Presented here courtesy of Dr Deepal Lecamvasam of STC, University of Ceylon & Adelaide
A Note from Mohan Sahayam in Brisbane, 14 May 2023:
Thanks Michael….. 1965 Great side and a bunch of fantastic guys. One person missing in this pix is Eric Roles. He was in Pulmoddai loading one of our ships: one which we were agents for at Hayleys. Both Eric & I worked for the shipping department and one of us had to go and he always put
his hand up as he loved the east coast and loved his Fishing.
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A NOTE from Michael Roberts, 14 May 2023:
This photograph is a memento that serves as a treasure. Tony Sirimanne is/was my nephew …. and a playmate in my younger days. He was struck down by heart failure in Sydney in 1981 after he migrated at some point in the 1970s(?). …. I was on sabbatical work in Colombo then. Needless to say, his mother Dodo, brother Guy, sister Ann …. and I were devastated and inconsolable. It was the cruelest of blows.
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