Talk:Charles La Trobe

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[edit] Pictorial material

Obviously, I would like to take a photo of La Trobe's house, now that I know it is in the Kings Domain. Also he was a very keen artist, according to the State Library website, and I wonder if any of his paintings are now in the public domain (150 years since they were done and more...think so). There must be a good public domain head and shoulders shot. EuropracBHIT 12:29, 14 Sep 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Sources

Discovering Democracy I found was a very good source. But it is copyright the Commonwealth. http://www.curriculum.edu.au/democracy/biographies/latrobe.htm White Hat is where I learnt that he had Moravian parents. Obviously I need to find out more about his home and childhood (and of course his family background). And also I would like to know more about the green places which he established (A good start for parks). http://www.whitehat.com.au/Melbourne/People/LaTrobe.asp The State Library I would find the most comprehensive of all, as it has much contemporary material. http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:ugwLTKLNjrEJ:www.statelibrary.vic.gov.au/slv/slvnews/latrobe.pdf+Charles+La+Trobe&hl=en This fleshes out the portrait much more than I could do, at least with some steady research. Of course as Victoria was once part of New South Wales, it might be well to look at New South Wales records as well, as with this site here: http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/publications/federation/illustrations.htm (That's copyright the Government too, this time that of New South Wales). EuropracBHIT 12:29, 14 Sep 2004 (UTC)