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Thursday, February 5, 2026

Carlo attends a demonstration on the use of gelignite

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On June 12, 1909, Major Charles Campbell (1) , hosted a demonstration of the use of gelignite to remove trees at his property, Amesfield Pa...
Monday, February 2, 2026

Carlo and the Pental Island levee banks

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Pental Island, near Swan Hill, is surrounded by the Murray River, the Little Murray/Marraboor River and the Lodden River, so as you can imag...
Sunday, January 25, 2026

Carlo and the Moonee Ponds Creek

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 In January 1900, the first case of Bubonic Plague was reported in Sydney. As a result, effected or suspected people were put into quarantin...
Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Carlo defends his work on Red Bluff

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Carlo faced some criticism both during his career and posthumously;  not in this blog, of course, because that's not I am here for, I on...
Saturday, December 20, 2025

Carlo and his colleagues on the Albert Park Committee of Management

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In 1899 Carlo was appointed a member of the Committee of Management of Albert Park Reserve. He remained on the  Committee of Management unti...
Tuesday, December 16, 2025

William Davidson, Civil engineer and Chief Inspector of Public Works

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William Davidson, Civil Engineer, Chief Inspector of Public Works and a man who worked with Carlo on a myriad of projects, is naturally ment...
Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Carlo transforms the St Kilda Foreshore from a Reeking Marsh to a Garden Beauty

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A lovely tribute to Carlo, whose St Kilda Foreshore Committee turned the reeking marsh, which was the St Kilda Foreshore, into a beautiful g...