Thursday – 24 July 2025, 6.30 – 8.30 pm Doctors in Melbourne in the Time of La Trobe, by Dr Jonathan Burdon AM MD FRACP. Join historian Jonathan Burdon for this illustrated lecture as he delves into the early medical practitioners in Melbourne and the Port Phillip District of New South Wales (nowVictoria) : who […]
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La Trobe Society Annual General Meeting and Dinner 2025
Wednesday – 20 August 2025, 6pm Martha Lonsdale: Episodes in a Life, by member Lorraine Finlay. Venue: The Alexandra Club, 81 Collins Street, Melbourne. Dress: Lounge suit /Cocktail attire. Acceptances to the invitation essential by 8 August (with any special dietary requirements) to secretary@latrobesociety.org.au, Ph: 0412 517 061. (La Trobe Society event – guests are […]
Open House Melbourne at La Trobe’s Cottage
Sunday – 27 July 2025, 11am–4pm (last tour 3.30pm) Gain an insight into the role played by prefabricated housing for the early settlers in Melbourne, and of family life at the humble home of Charles Joseph La Trobe, Victoria’s first Governor. Enquiries: email ltc@latrobesociety.org.au or phone 0447 018 224. Click here to visit the Open […]
Open Day at La Trobe’s Cottage
Sunday – October 2025 to April 2026, 1.00 – 3.30pm Spend your afternoon in the beautiful Domain, with a guided tour of the home of our first governor Charles Joseph La Trobe and his family. You will be able to see their elegant yet simple prefabricated house from Melbourne’s early days, surrounded by plants from […]