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Sir Charles La Trobe : 29-September-2011
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The La Trobe Reserve was named in honour of Lieutenant Governor Charles Joseph La Trobe on the centenary of his death.
Charles Joseph La Trobe, CB (or Latrobe; 20 March 1801 – 4 December 1875) was appointed in 1839 superintendent of the Port Phillip District of New South Wales and, after the establishment in 1851 of the colony of Victoria (now a state of Australia), he became its first lieutenant-governor.
Location
| Address: | Point Nepean Road & La Trobe Parade, La Trobe Reserve, Dromana, 3936 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -38.337847 Long: 144.953778 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Park |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Government - Colonial |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 04 -December-1875 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 04-December-1975 |
| Link: | http://adbonline.anu.edu.au/adbonli… |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 6th December, 1975 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MA,VMR,ADBSHIRE OF FLINDERS
LA TROBE RESERVE
THIS RESERVE WAS NAMED ON 6TH DECEMBER 1975 BY THE HON. R.J. HAMER E.D. M.P. PREMIER OF VICTORIA TO HONOUR CHARLES JOSEPH LA TROBE, FIRST LT GOVERNOR OF VICTORIA ON THE OCCASION OF THE CENTENARY OF HIS DEATH
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