BOOKS AND READING IN LA TROBE'S MELBOURNE Speaker: Professor Wallace Kirsop, book historian and collector, will draw upon his vast knowledge to highlight aspects of European culture reflected in the early years of La Trobe's administration of the Port Phillip District of New South Wales and, after Separation in 1851, the flourishing book-trade in the
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Our speaker is internationally known architect Karl Fender OAM. Founding Partner of multiple award winning Fender Katsalidis Architects, Karl will share memories from his life in Burwood and Box Hill from the 50s to the 70s, from building play huts to building houses, from driving billy carts to driving horse drawn milk carts in the
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As part of Open House weekend, we will host a photographic display of Box Hill houses, showcasing many of the homes that no longer exist, as well as some outstanding examples of local landmarks. As well, our premises will be open for research, whether of a house, a family or a community group or business.
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Our inaugural collectable and secondhand book sale will take place from 11am to 2pm on Sunday 28 July, in the lower hall of the Box Hill Town Hall. The Friends of Nunawading Libraries (FONL) will be joining us to create a large collection of books for readers to chose from, all at reasonable prices. Subjects
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'THE PARSON'S WIFE'': IN SEARCH OF HARRIET BEAN, DAUGHTER OF EMPIRE Speaker : Loreen Chambers, Vice-President of the C J La Trobe Society Harriet Battley was born to a military family in Jamaica which moved to the Cape Colony where she was orphaned at 6 years of age. She later shared the changing fortunes of
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