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Issue Details: First known date: 1999... 1999 Celebrations : Fifty Years of Sri-Lanka-Australia Interactions
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Notes

  • Part II 'Community Stories' comprises autobiographical narratives from people who have migrated from Sri Lanka to Australia. The narratives are arranged by State of residence in Australia. Most offer reflections on the experience of migration and the challenges of making a new life in Australia. Some poems and contributions from those who have published elsewhere have been indexed separately.

    Part III 'Creative Writing and Autobiography' has been indexed fully.

  • Includes bibliographic references.
  • Contents indexed selectively.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Colombo,
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Sri Lanka,
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South Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
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Government Printer (Sri Lanka) , 1999 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
My Passport to Fame..., Charmaine Solomon , single work autobiography (p. 12-15)
Reminiscingi"An emerald glitters in the Indian Ocean,", Kanthi Fernando , single work poetry (p. 103)
What Was the Power That Guided...?, Merlyn Swan , single work autobiography (p. 135-138)
On Climbing the Rock Sigiriyai"We climbed in the dim dawn", Merlyn Swan , single work poetry (p. 138)
One Way of Looking at Thingsi"The red dust hangs like a veil across the vision of my mind.", Dylan Anthony Taylor , single work poetry (p. 139-140)
Some Memories of Childhoodi"The house stood in the middle of the compound,", Yvonne Herft , single work poetry (p. 168-169)
Dreamsi"In dreams I still go back to Heneratgoda", Yvonne Herft , single work poetry (p. 169-170)
The Girl at the Bus-Stopi"She does not smile", Nelson A. De Silva , single work poetry (p. 192)
Consciencei"In the solitary stillness of night", Nelson A. De Silva , single work poetry (p. 192)
Immigration Dreams, Foundations and Formations, Ruth Van Gramberg , single work autobiography (p. 209-210)
Untitled (from Tamil Tigress), Derek Bartholomeusz , extract novel (p. 259-264)
The Third Day of the Test, David de Vos , single work prose (p. 265-268)
The Bird of Paradise, Chitra Fernando , single work short story (p. 269-275)
Made in England, Yasmine Gooneratne , single work short story (p. 276-283)
A Migrant Dreams, Shelagh Goonewardene , single work short story (p. 283-284)
Untitled (from The Reluctant Emigrant), Suzette Jansen , extract autobiography (p. 284-285)
Untitled (from Jungle Lure), Trevor LaBrooy , extract autobiography (p. 286-290)
Alien, Chandani Lokuge , single work short story (p. 291-294)
Untitled (from An Australian Son), Gordon Matthews , extract autobiography (p. 295-298)
Of Jasmines and Jumboos, Grace Mackie , extract autobiography (p. 299-301)

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Works about this Work

Celebrating Interaction Paul Sharrad , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: CRNLE Journal 2000; (p. 155-157)

— Review of Celebrations : Fifty Years of Sri-Lanka-Australia Interactions 1999 anthology poetry autobiography short story
Celebrating Interaction Paul Sharrad , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: CRNLE Journal 2000; (p. 155-157)

— Review of Celebrations : Fifty Years of Sri-Lanka-Australia Interactions 1999 anthology poetry autobiography short story
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