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The La Trobe Journal

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  • Front cover image of La Trobe Journal 104
  • Front cover image of La Trobe Journal 104
  • black background with journal cover with Aboriginal artwork
  • black background with journal cover, black text on white and sepia image of lyrebird feather
  • magazine cover on black background, white panel with La Trobe Journal title, sepia painting of domed library building
  • journal cover against black background with painting of chinese shops
  • Front cover of La Trobe journal shows oil painting of two men mining for gold
  • La Trobe Journal No 98 issue featuring WWI soldier and text Send more men
  • Cover of The La Trobe Journal - Issue 97
  • Cover of La Trobe Journal Issue No. 96
  • La Trobe Journal issue 95 featuring a colour illustration of a parrot, wallaby, cockatoo and echidna
  • La Trobe Journal issue 93–94 title page featuring a flying blue wren with its nesting partner
  • La Trobe Journal issue 92 featuring a black and white historic aerial photo of the State Library
  • La Trobe Journal issue 91 featuring a colour detail from a Persian manuscript with two turbanned figures, trees and flowers

Published by State Library Victoria since 1968, the La Trobe Journal features illustrated articles by researchers, writers and creatives inspired by the Library’s rich collections.

Recent issues

Hard copies of recent issues can be purchased for $29.95 from Readings at the Library and Readings online shop.

You can browse and download full-text articles from the following issues:

Older issues

You can access full-text articles from all previous issues, from No 88 Spring 2011 to No 1 April 1968, on our La Trobe Journal Archive website.

La Trobe Journal 2023

Submissions for the 2023 La Trobe Journal have now closed.

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