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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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 ...
Monday, March 10, 2025

Carlo's neighbour, Otto Treichel

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Otto Treichel was a neighbour of Carlo Catani -  Carlo lived at 39 Blessington Street and Otto at 35 Blessington Street (re-numbered as 61 a...
Sunday, February 23, 2025

The sale and demolition of Carlo's house in Blessington Street

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On September 18, 1926 Carlo's house Wyndham , at 39 Blessington Street was sold. It had been the Catani family home since 1913 , and af...
Thursday, November 28, 2024

Carlo creates a Beautiful Design for a Recreation Reserve and Public Park at Spotswood

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In 1910, Cr Stephen Byrne (1) of the Williamstown Council raised the issue that there were 82 acres of Crown land on the west side of the r...
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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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