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A Harvest of Memories is Jivaka Atapattu’s heartfelt and spirited tribute to his life in the lush, misty highlands of Sri Lanka’s tea plantations from 1964 to 1990. For those who know Jivaka-whether from a raucous evenin...
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I took over Forres from 1957- 1961 after serving seven years as an SD on Pita Ratmalie, Haputale. During that time I had come to two conclusions about labour troubles: I. That a lot of petty troubles arose from the...
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During my career as a Tea Planter, I spent ten years on Laxapana Group in Maskeliya- four years as an Assistant Superintendent on both Valamalai and St Andrews Divisions and six years as Manager, during the period 1961 t...
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When I was on Holyrood, Talawakelle, I was transferred to Pansalatanne, Ukuwela to cover up the duties of the permanent SD who was hospitalized following a motor cycle accident. Having moved over to Pansalatenne on 1st D...
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The most productive and enjoyable days of my Planting Career both as working planter and as an administrator was in the Maskeliya / Upcot District initially from July 1975 to December 1979 and subsequently from mid...
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Geoff Middleton had fallen seriously ill and was to be sent to England for treatment, rest and recuperation.I was therefore appointed Acting Superintendent of Alton in 1961. Peter Easteal a reputed Planter who was on Gou...
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During my time on Laxapana, I climbed Adam's Peak 14 times. During the season my house was full of guests, mainly tourists whom I had picked up at Dalhousie. No, not the hippies and they did not smoke joints! They were y...
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I started my planting career as a ‘creeper’ on Gouravilla Estate, Maskeliya in 1955 with Mr.H. S. ’Billy‘Hawkes. It was my first visit to a Tea estate & spent 6 months learning all about life on a tea plantation, the...
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I started life as a young SD on Glenugie Division of Gouravilla Group, Upcot, having ''crept'' under the then Senior SD, John Drieberg. My PD was Peter Easteal whom I never met whilst I was a Creeper. Eventually, I got m...
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My father, Vivian Louis Blazé, was born on the 11th December 1929 in Galle, Ceylon. He was the youngest son of Dr. Louis Gerard Blazé and his wife Claribel Louise Blazé (nee Arndt). Vivian was educated at St Thomas’ Coll...
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I was on my first posting as a PD in 1963 on Mincing Lane, Upcot between Fairlawn, Eddie Jayawardene and Alton, Geoff Middleton………...although during part of that period Ian “Guna” Gardner was acting on Alton and we becam...
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