Charles La Trobe

Charles Joseph La Trobe (March 20, 1801 - December 4, 1875) was the first lieutenant-governor of the colony of Victoria.

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March 20 - 1801 - December 4 - 1875 - Victoria

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He was born in England, of Moravian parents. Active in mountaineering, he made a number of ascents in the Alps 1824-1826. In 1832 he visited the United States along with Count Albert Pourtales, and in 1834 travelled from New Orleans to Mexico with Washington Irving.

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Mountaineering - Alps - 1832 - United States - Albert Pourtales - 1834 - New Orleans - Mexico - Washington Irving

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In 1837 he was entrusted with a government commission in the West Indies, then was sent to the Port Phillip district of New South Wales in 1839. By 1851, when Melbourne had a gold-induced exodus, he became lieutenant-governor.

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1837 - West Indies - Port Phillip - New South Wales - 1839 - 1851 - Melbourne

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In 1839 he wrote an order to the Governor of New South Wales of that time, asking him to declare what became known as Victoria and have it recognised as a separate colony.

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1839 - Governor of New South Wales

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Though he had little managerial and administrative experience, he was governor for three years, until 1854. Towards the end of his governorship, his wife Sophie became ill, and he had to wait for Governor Hotham to take his place.

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1854 - Governor Hotham

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Much of Melbourne's substantial inner city parks and gardens can be attributed to the foresight of Governor Charles La Trobe in reserving this land. Melbourne and Victoria are dotted with things named in honour of La Trobe, including La Trobe University, La Trobe Street in the CBD, the federal electorate of La Trobe in Melbourne's outer eastern suburbs, the Latrobe Valley in southeastern Victoria, and Mount LaTrobe in Wilsons Promontory.

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Parks and gardens - La Trobe University - La Trobe Street - CBD - La Trobe - Suburbs - Latrobe Valley - Mount LaTrobe - Wilsons Promontory

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The Geelong keys are a set of keys discovered in 1845 or 1846 by Governor Charles La Trobe at Corio Bay in Victoria, Australia. The keys were embedded in stone of the beach in such a way as to make him believe that they had been there for 100-150 years. Since the earliest English exploration of the area was by Matthew Flinders in 1802, the keys were believed to originate with some earlier explorers of the region, possibly the Portuguese.

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Geelong keys - Corio Bay

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