Charles+LaTrobe

=Charles La Trobe= Birth:20 March 1801 Family:Dad-Christian Ignatiutes Latrobe and Mum-Hannah,Nee Sims. Spouses:Sophie De Montmolin and Rose Isabelle De Murean.

Until 1851 New south wales and victoria were seprate states.Victoria was Port Phillip District.La Trobe was sent to run Port Phillip by the British Goverment in 1839.In 1851 Port Phillip was made into a sepreate colony. Charles La Trobe was made the first lieutenant -governor. Gold was discovered at that time,all people rushed to the gold fields fingers crosed they would become rich.It was hard for La trobe to get all the work done to build cities.La trobe Planned tobuild parklands which means if there were`nt Charles La Trobe all parklands would be buildings. Charles la trobe arrived in port phillip on the 30th September 1839-Governor of Victoria 1851with his wife,his daughters,two servants and a ready to build house. His home was La Trobe cottage with his first wife sophieand thier children from 1839-1854.

There are many things named after charles la trobe like: A universty in Kingsbury Drv Dandor Vic 3083 .A Hosptial in Plenty Bundord Vic. A library in Swanston Street,Melbourne Vic. A street called ' La Trobe Street'. The Fedral electorate of la trobe in melbournes outer eastern surburbs. La trobe valley in southern Victoria. Mount La trobe in Wilsoms promontry. La trobe reading at the state library of victoria and Charles la trobe secondry collage.

Charles La Trobe went to Fairfield Boys Boarding School in October 1824 till Febuary 1827.He was a writer his first book was "Alpenstock"or "Sketchess of Swiss Scenry and Manners"in 1829.Talents and Occupation are:Botansist,a geoglist,a hunter,a musician, a matear,a sketcher of mean pretenyions,in short,a complete virtusso added to which he was a very indefatible,if not always successful ,sportsman and move.

Charles La trobe wanted to help a public hospital and he succseed his aim was 800 pounds.In five years it was finshed the day was his 45th birthday20/3/1846.Now the hoispital is on the corner of Lonsdale Street.

Charles La Trobe was a gentle man and in charge of a wild west town and had no experince .La Trobe was to demostrate a few of his skills.

He Died 4th of December

Charles La Trobe was the first governor of port phillip .He helped the people who lived there by makeing parklands,strrets and many more useful things.

Charles La trobe was a good man he had a state of 3000 people to feed and keep safe.He ha d a to convince people to get his town a public hospital.He aimed 800 ponds to the hospital and was done by 5 years.

Other People didnt like him because he was rich and probaly they were not as quite rich .He ment no harm and tried his best and succseed.

Also He was to make the strrets and he didnt want people to think that the streets were ruled by pigs so he paid public servants to help not public pigs!\ When everyone rushed to the goldfields chalres offered to pay extra money for them to stay.