Events

Sunday – 18 April 2021, 11am – 4pm Discover how Charles Joseph La Trobe, Victoria’s first Governor and a keen botanist, lived with his family in his prefabricated house in early Melbourne. You will get a fascinating glimpse into family life at his ‘Jolimont’ estate, with his wife Sophie and their children. Bookings: <https://la-trobes-cottage-april-open-day.eventbrite.com.au

Tuesday – 20 April 2021, 6.30 – 8pm ‘Law, Lawyers and La Trobe’. Speaker Professor Simon Smith AM FRHSV, leading legal history scholar, an Adjunct Professor with the Sir Zelman Cowen Centre at Victoria University, and member of the La Trobe Society. Venue: Royal Historical Society of Victoria, Cnr A’Beckett and William Streets, Melbourne. (La […]

Selected times (or as arranged for groups) * CLOSED * Exhibition of Early Melbourne paintings, lithographs, watercolours and sketches, from the Roy Morgan Research collection. Special tours in conjunction with historic furniture. Venue: Old Treasury Building, 20 Spring Street, Melbourne. Cost: $8 adults. Bookings essential: Ph 9651 2233, email bookings@oldtreasurybuilding.org.au Catalogue Images