History of Ceylon Tea

Endane Estate, Kahawatte, staff photo. Taken to commemorate the opening of the drum withering factory on Madalagama Div, which was the first of its kind in Ceylon. A. Watt was the Superintendent (seated row - centre) and his wife Joyce took this picture, which was made into a commemorative postcard for the Central Province Ceylon Tea Company Ltd. The next image is a shot of the reverse side of the card which detailed the senior management of the company since its inception in 1897.

Reverse side of staff photo of Endane Estate, Kahawatte, which was made into a commemorative company card.

Photo from a famous Chandra Hemachandra party at Talawakelle. Chandra Hemachandra used to throw a lavish party each year which was always looked forward to by the tea planters. Some of those pictured here are (on floor  L-R) Ken Murray, John Bousfield and Larry Schokman, (the three ladies seated directly behind John Bousfield L-R) Peggy Medd, Sally Bousfield and Denise Schokman, and to her left, Ralston Tissera.

David Schokman with wife Denise at their small bungalow on Gallebodde Estate. Gallebodde belonged to Mackwoods/Central Province Tea and the PD at the time was Andrew Murray.

The late Ralston Tissera at the Nuwara Eliya Golf Club, one of his favoured haunts.