Anne Williams . Commented on Pillagoda Valley K38

My father did not manage Pillagoda valley in 1928 at all .He was the son of the founder, A.W Winter , and was the Managing Director of A.Winter & Sons & Co Ltd and was the Superintendant in about 1948 to 1958

October 15,2018 01:19am

John Thesiger . Commented on Carfax (Late May.fair)

My grandfather John Still was superintendent under Anson from 1897, in 1901 or 2 joined the archaeological service, and later worked for the Planters' Association and the Ceylon Association.

October 12,2018 04:25pm

Ian Gardner . Commented on Nuwara Eliya by Rail

Penrose? No, PENRHOS! near Nawalapitya. Never heard of it before!

October 11,2018 10:58pm

Ian Gardner . Commented on Nuwara Eliya by Rail

Rozelle (or is/was it Roselle?

October 11,2018 10:44pm

Ian Gardner . Commented on Nuwara Eliya by Rail

Yullefield Group (It seems)

October 11,2018 10:43pm

Travis Koch . Commented on Adawatta

My Name: Travis Koch. Adawatte 1967-1968

October 06,2018 07:50am

Murugiah Selvadurai . Commented on Media Archive

TRI is an excellent place where I born to Mwr. S. Murugiah ( Senior Technical Assistant - Plant Pathology Div.), My father working period 1944 - 1970. These photos bring the sweet memories of our family.

October 03,2018 06:32am

Ian Gardner . Commented on Cymru

It seems that Cymru later became a division of Tangakelle, Lindula. If there was a Manager's bungalow there was no sign of it in the 1950s. The bungalow on Cymru division of Tangakelle was a tiny affair in a tiny garden and could have been a manager's bungalow but that seems unlikely.

September 23,2018 10:39pm

Ian Gardner . Commented on Dessford & Lorne

In the early 1950s there was Dessford. By 1961 Abbotsford was made a division of Dessford and, some time after nationalisation, Lorne was added.

September 23,2018 10:29pm

Anthony McCarthy . Commented on CANTRELL, J. H

John "Tom" Harvey-Cantrell was born 1880. Son of an Irishman William Cantrell. William was employed as an engineer with Ceylon Railways. In 1911 he married Reneé.V.Krakowski. They had three sons whose descendants live in the U.K today.

September 13,2018 06:37am

Ian Gardner . Commented on Nelson-Parker, Julian

History of Ceylon Tea True. Also, regarding data unconfirmed by FD, or other, such as someone's definite recollection, records can be marked as "Subject to confirmation." or similar.

August 31,2018 10:01pm

History of Ceylon Tea . Commented on Nelson-Parker, Julian

Ian Gardner - the 'gap' will be cleared if I get my hands on the FD records for that year. The FD records often revealed when somone was on furlough, and also indicated who was 'acting' during that time frame.

August 31,2018 01:55am

Teekshana Jones . Commented on MY RECOLLECTIONS OF PLANTING DAYS IN THE MASKELIYA/UPCOT DISTRICT

Thank you for sharing. I am Bob Smiths daughter and it is lovely to hear these stories. It looks like it was a lot of fun!

August 30,2018 07:40am

Radley Dissage . Commented on Elkadua Group

please contact me in following Numbers.like to share some information with regard to elkaduwa(Elkadua)

August 28,2018 07:17am

Premraj Thangavel . Commented on Choisy

in 1976, Mr. Wijewardene was appointed as Manager, in 1979, Mr. Hemasri Perea( Kalu Pererea) was apponted, This estate is abandoned now.

August 26,2018 09:59am

Deepika Shiromala . Commented on Balangoda Group

Excellent

August 24,2018 04:31pm

Devathiru Ddeva . Commented on Frotoft Group

deva

August 23,2018 04:39am

Aswin Welikala . Commented on DON EDWIN BALASOORIYA - THE VISIONARY PLANTER WITH AN INDOMITABLE SPIRIT

I know your back ground only now. Clarice Gomez used to stay at our house in colpetty. Ranils uncle lived next door Gomez down 5th lane. Clarices funeral was from Paranawitharnes house which I attended. She used to visit Mrs. Bandaranayake often from our house.

August 12,2018 08:57pm

Saman Jayawardene . Commented on J D S Wickremesooriya & Co

Thank you for the post,as a Talawakelle resident most of this history herd from My father,Now no body knew the even name of the Wickramasuriya ,

July 27,2018 06:10am

Ian Gardner . Commented on Gunewardene, Ian

Bandula, history is a continuos, ongoing, thing so, if all planters do not post their details there will be no record of their lives and work.

July 26,2018 09:31pm