Carlo Catani

This blog is a tribute to Engineer, Carlo Catani (1852 -1918) Carlo worked for the Public Works Department of Victoria. His projects included draining the Koo Wee Rup and Moe Swamps, flood mitigation works on the Yarra River and the reclamation of the St Kilda foreshore. The gardens he designed at the end of Fitzroy Street were named after him as was the Catani arch bridge on the St Kilda foreshore. This blog covers Catani's professional and personal life. Heather Arnold

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Thursday, October 16, 2025

Cycle tracks - making roads for bicycle riders

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Alexandra Avenue, designed by Carlo Catani was officially opened  by the Duke of Cornwall and York on May 17, 1901. It was constructed after...
Saturday, September 20, 2025

Carlo and the road over Oliver's Hill, Frankston

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Oliver's Hill in Frankston was the location of many accidents over the years. In 1908 the local paper reported that Oliver's Hill, F...
Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Carlo and the Port Melbourne Foreshore Beautification works

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In April 1913, the Port Melbourne Council developed plans to  beautify their foreshore between the Town Pier and the Railway Pier. The Town ...
Wednesday, August 6, 2025

The death of Catherine Lucy Catani

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It is one hundred years since Catherine Lucy Catani, the widow of Carlo, died on August 6, 1925. She died at their home, 39 Blessington Stre...
Saturday, June 21, 2025

The residences of Carlo Catani

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This post looks at the residences Carlo and Catherine Catani lived in after their marriage in May 1886. Florence Cottage , 4 Mahoney Street,...
Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Carlo and the issue of Mixed Bathing

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In January 1911, The Argus published this report -  Mixed bathing is now one of the attractions at Mount Buffalo. In the improvements made ...
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Heather
I am a local history enthusiast, the President of the Koo Wee Rup Swamp Historical Society and the Secretary of the South Eastern Historical Association. I was the Local History Librarian at Casey Cardinia Libraries from 2005 until 2021.
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