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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Showing posts with label Brighton Pier. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Brighton Pier. Show all posts
Monday, December 25, 2023

Carlo's projects in Brighton

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Carlo had a mixed relationship with people of Brighton -  he was helpful in having their breakwater constructed, which you can read about he...
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Saturday, December 23, 2023

Carlo and the Brighton Pier Breakwater

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The citizens of Brighton spent decades advocating for a decent breakwater in the area for the protection of the Brighton Yacht Club vessels ...
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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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