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Searchable records of more than 10,000 planters from pioneering days through to 1930 (updates to follow)

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History of Plantations

A searchable database of more than 4,000 estates containing planter and owner details

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Ex-Planters Luncheons in Melbourne

Ex-Planters Luncheons in Melbourne

Section: Tea Features
16.07.2021
Meet the north-east planters and pioneers who brewed up a storm in a teacup

Meet the north-east planters and pioneers who brewed up a storm in a teacup

Section: Tea Features
13.07.2021
Stronger Together

Stronger Together

Section: Tea Features
30.06.2021
SCOTT DIRCKZE – BOSS, MENTOR AND FRIEND

Scott Dirckze – Boss, Mentor and Friend

Section: Tea Features
30.06.2021
A tribute to the late Sepala Illangakoon on his 12th Death Anniversary

A tribute to the late Sepala Illangakoon on his 12th Death Anniversary

Section: Tea Features
28.06.2021
Nagan Perumalammal - the First Female ‘Head Kangani'

Nagan Perumalammal - the First Female ‘Head Kangani'

Section: Tea Features
28.06.2021
In Memoriam – Deaths in the UK in the 1980s of well-known personalities

In Memoriam – Deaths in the UK in the 1980s of well-known personalities

Section: Tea Features
18.05.2021
Ajit Chitty

In Memoriam of Ajit Chitty (1937-2017): A Tribute to a Legend

Section: Tea Features
30.04.2021
MEMORIES OF MY LIFE IN CEYLON

MEMORIES OF MY LIFE IN CEYLON

Section: Tea Features
09.04.2021
Visit by Baron Timothy Renton to Middleton Estate in 1988

Visit by Baron Timothy Renton to Middleton Estate in 1988

Section: Tea Features
20.03.2021
Listing of Family Planting History Ceylon

LISTING OF THE BLACKETT, WILSON & SCOTT FAMILY PLANTING HISTORY IN CEYLON

Section: Tea Features
05.03.2021
A Day in the Life of a Planter

A Day in the Life of a Planter

Section: Tea Features
23.02.2021
Charles Stanley Braine (1874-1944) - the Rajah of Mawatte

Charles Stanley Braine (1874-1944) - the Rajah of Mawatte

Section: Tea Features
18.02.2021
THE BOOK - WISDOM IN THE LEAF – A GENERATION OF TEA INSPIRED KNOWLEDGE

THE BOOK - WISDOM IN THE LEAF – A GENERATION OF TEA INSPIRED KNOWLEDGE

Section: Tea Features
03.02.2021
Charles Joseph Braine - from the UK to India, Hong Kong and Ceylon - an enterprising ancestor

Charles Joseph Braine - from the UK to India, Hong Kong and Ceylon - an enterprising ancestor

Section: Tea Features
20.12.2020
QTrade’s Manik Jayakumar to Receive ‘The John Harney Lifetime Achievement Award’ at World Tea Expo 2019

QTrade’s Manik Jayakumar to Receive ‘The John Harney Lifetime Achievement Award’ at World Tea Expo 2019

Section: Tea Features
10.01.2021
MALCOLM HAROLD DE RUN

MALCOLM HAROLD DE RUN

Section: Tea Features
31.12.2020
Charles Frederick Braine (1850 – 1896), Adventurous, Accident Prone, Great grandfather

Charles Frederick Braine (1850 – 1896), Adventurous, Accident Prone, Great grandfather

Section: Tea Features
29.12.2020
Pages from Tea, THE HOUPÉ SONG

THE HOUPÉ SONG

Section: Tea Features
30.11.2020
Pages from A PLANTER’S DREAM OR FOLLY

A PLANTER’S DREAM OR FOLLY

Section: Tea Features
25.11.2020
Pages from Tea, Tytlers And Tribes

TEA, TYTLERS AND TRIBES - An Australian Woman's Memories of Tea Planting in Ceylon

Section: Tea Features
25.11.2020

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16.07.21
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20.07.21
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02.05.18
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Chronology Of Ceylon Tea

A timeline of Sri Lanka’s plantation history commencing with the British Colonial period in 1796, against the timelines of the general history of Sri Lanka, and global events during the same period

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