Past Events
December 2019
The La Trobes’ Music
La Trobe’s Cottage,
cnr Birdwood Avenue and Dallas Brooks Drive
Melbourne, Victoria 3004 Australia + Google Map
The La Trobes’ Music: celebrate the role music played in the life of the La Trobe family while they lived at 'Jolimont'. Musicians will perform the music that would have echoed around 'Jolimont' in the time of the La Trobe family. • the piano sonatas composed by La Trobe’s father Christian Ignatius • a song transcribed by Georgiana McCrae at 'Jolimont' • violinists play folk songs which the family would have sung around the Broadwood piano they brought with them…
May 2021
Open Day at La Trobe’s Cottge
La Trobe’s Cottage,
cnr Birdwood Avenue and Dallas Brooks Drive
Melbourne, Victoria 3004 Australia + Google Map
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 garden plants from the era. Last guided tour 3.30pm
March 2023
La Trobe’s Cottage Samplers
La Trobe’s Cottage,
cnr Birdwood Avenue and Dallas Brooks Drive
Melbourne, Victoria 3004 Australia + Google Map
Dr Catherine Gay will enlighten us on how the samplers on display at La Trobe’s Cottage reflect the importance placed on the development of home-making skills in the education of young ladies during the 1840s and 1850s. You are invited to bring along a family sampler for us all to see. As it is La Trobe's Birthday celebration sparkling wine and cake will be served in the Cottage garden.
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