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'Every man and his dog has heard of La Trobe. But just who was Charles Joseph La Trobe? He is at once a household name and a mystery man. A man vilified by his opponents, and misunderstood by his modern admirers.

'This lavishly illustrated biography uncovers the man behind the public name, as not only an important colonial figure but an author and artist. Traces his globetrotting early years and struggles as Governor in Victoria during the goldrush to his eventual blindness in old age. Filled with interesting colonial illustrations and his personal correspondence. ' (Publication Summary)

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    • Braddon, North Canberra area, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory,: Halstead Press , 2017 .
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      Extent: 384p.
      Description: illustrations (some colour), portraits (some colour)
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      • Published: 11th July 2017
         

      ISBN: 9781925043334

Works about this Work

[Review] La Trobe: Traveller Writer Governor Jennifer Harrison , 2018 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Journal of Politics and History , vol. 64 no. 3 2018; (p. 501-502)

'This beautifully illustrated book pays homage to the multi‐talented, often misunderstood, first superintendent of the Port Phillip District and later lieutenant governor of the colony of Victoria during its tumultuous gold‐rush years. Charles Joseph La Trobe took up duties at Port Phillip in 1839 at the age of thirty‐eight, serving fifteen years before resigning to return to Europe. While his Victorian years provide a natural focus for Australian readers, La Trobe’s earlier and subsequent experiences all contributed to the making of his legacy; the private man moulded the sometimes unappreciated public image.'  (Introduction)

La Trobe's Legacy : A Sympathetic Biography of Victoria's First Governor John Arnold , 2018 single work essay
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , January–February no. 398 2018; (p. 34)

'Victorians know the name La Trobe through the eponymous university, La Trobe Street in the city of Melbourne, and the Latrobe Valley in Gippsland. Tasmanians are familiar with the town of Latrobe in the north-west of their state. But how many are aware that all the above were named after Charles Joseph La Trobe, the first superintendent of the European settlement of Port Phillip, one-time acting governor of Tasmania, and the first lieutenant-governor of the new British colony of Victoria?' (Introduction)

[Review] La Trobe: Traveller, Writer, Governor John Arnold , 2017 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December no. 397 2017; (p. Online only)

— Review of La Trobe: Traveller, Writer, Governor John Barnes , 2017 single work biography

'Victorians know the name La Trobe through the eponymous university, La Trobe Street in the city of Melbourne, and the Latrobe Valley in Gippsland. Tasmanians are familiar with the town of Latrobe in the north-west of their state. But how many are aware that all the above were named after Charles Joseph La Trobe, the first superintendent of the European settlement of Port Phillip, one-time acting governor of Tasmania, and the first lieutenant-governor of the new British colony of Victoria?' (Introduction)

[Review] La Trobe: Traveller, Writer, Governor John Arnold , 2017 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December no. 397 2017; (p. Online only)

— Review of La Trobe: Traveller, Writer, Governor John Barnes , 2017 single work biography

'Victorians know the name La Trobe through the eponymous university, La Trobe Street in the city of Melbourne, and the Latrobe Valley in Gippsland. Tasmanians are familiar with the town of Latrobe in the north-west of their state. But how many are aware that all the above were named after Charles Joseph La Trobe, the first superintendent of the European settlement of Port Phillip, one-time acting governor of Tasmania, and the first lieutenant-governor of the new British colony of Victoria?' (Introduction)

La Trobe's Legacy : A Sympathetic Biography of Victoria's First Governor John Arnold , 2018 single work essay
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , January–February no. 398 2018; (p. 34)

'Victorians know the name La Trobe through the eponymous university, La Trobe Street in the city of Melbourne, and the Latrobe Valley in Gippsland. Tasmanians are familiar with the town of Latrobe in the north-west of their state. But how many are aware that all the above were named after Charles Joseph La Trobe, the first superintendent of the European settlement of Port Phillip, one-time acting governor of Tasmania, and the first lieutenant-governor of the new British colony of Victoria?' (Introduction)

[Review] La Trobe: Traveller Writer Governor Jennifer Harrison , 2018 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Journal of Politics and History , vol. 64 no. 3 2018; (p. 501-502)

'This beautifully illustrated book pays homage to the multi‐talented, often misunderstood, first superintendent of the Port Phillip District and later lieutenant governor of the colony of Victoria during its tumultuous gold‐rush years. Charles Joseph La Trobe took up duties at Port Phillip in 1839 at the age of thirty‐eight, serving fifteen years before resigning to return to Europe. While his Victorian years provide a natural focus for Australian readers, La Trobe’s earlier and subsequent experiences all contributed to the making of his legacy; the private man moulded the sometimes unappreciated public image.'  (Introduction)

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