Sunday – 6 December 2020, 11am ‘La Trobe Sunday’, Second Sunday of Advent Service, St Peter’s Eastern Hill. Charles Joseph La Trobe was remembered at this service, coinciding with a memorial service at St Michael the Archangel, Litlington, Sussex, where he is buried. The service was streamed online. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCivSIL2aOQC9elzNK6zX0Tw Liturgy sheets: […]
Past Events - 2020
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Christmas Cocktails
Friday – 27 November 2020, 6.30-8.30pm CANCELLED Members’ end-of-year social function, hosted at the Alexandra Club, 81 Collins Street, Melbourne. (La Trobe Society event)
La Trobe Society History Month Lecture
October 2020: POSTPONED Speaker: Dr Liz Rushen, Historian, on the topic ‘Governor La Trobe and Bishop Perry’. Venue: Holy Trinity Church, East Melbourne. (La Trobe Society event, in association with the Anglican Historical Society)
La Trobe Society Annual General Meeting
Wednesday – 7 October 2020 La Trobe Society Annual General Meeting: 5 pm Speaker: Michael Veitch, author, actor, broadcaster, on the topic ‘Hell Ship Ticonderoga’. By ZOOM. (La Trobe Society event)
Sunday Talk for Members and Friends
Sunday – 13 September 2020, 2.30-4pm: POSTPONED Speaker: Greg Hill, collector of Australian pottery, on the topic ‘Victoria’s Earliest Potteries’. Venue: Mueller Hall, Royal Botanic Gardens, Birdwood Avenue, Melbourne. (La Trobe Society/Friends of La Trobe’s Cottage event)
Melbourne Rare Book Week lecture
Thursday – 2 July 2020, 6.30-8pm: POSTPONED Speaker: An eminent book historian. Venue: Tonic House, 386 Flinders Lane, Melbourne. (La Trobe Society event, sponsored by Roy Morgan Research)
Sunday Talk for Members and Friends
Sunday – 14 June 2020,2.30-4pm: POSTPONED ‘Extravagance, Tradition and Power: an exploration of Lieutenant-Governor Charles La Trobe’s uniform’. Speaker: Megan Anderson, La Trobe Society Fellow. Venue: Mueller Hall, National Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens. (La Trobe Society/Friends of La Trobe’s Cottage event)
Friends of La Trobe’s Cottage annual lecture
Tuesday – 26 May 2020, 6.30-8pm: POSTPONED ‘Swanston: Merchant Statesman and a Founder of Melbourne’. Speaker: Dr Eleanor Robin OAM. Venue: Mueller Hall, National Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens. (La Trobe Society/Friends of La Trobe’s Cottage event)
Joint La Trobe Society/ RHSV AGL Shaw Lecture
Tuesday – 21 April 2020, 6.30-8pm: POSTPONED ‘Law, Lawyers and La Trobe’. Speaker Professor Simon Smith AM. Venue: Royal Historical Society of Victoria, Cnr William and A’Beckett Streets, Melbourne. (La Trobe Society event)
La Trobe’s Birthday Celebration
Sunday 1 March 2020, 4.30-6pm Viewing of the ‘La Trobe’s Art’ display at La Trobe’s Cottage and Garden. Festive drinks to celebrate Charles Joseph La Trobe’s 219th birthday. (La Trobe Society event)