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 Floods. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Floods. Show all posts
Sunday, March 24, 2024

Carlo renders invaluable service during the Yarroweyah flood

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The Murray River flooded in July 1905 and Carlo arrived to investigate the strength of the levee bank which was protecting the surrounding c...
Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Carlo provides flood recovery advice to the Victorian Racing Club at Flemington Racecourse in 1916

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In 1916, on Saturday September 23 and Sunday September 24, Melbourne suffered from extensive flooding - the Yarra River rose in places by 18...
Sunday, November 15, 2020

Carlo comes to the rescue at Koonoomoo

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In October 1906, the Murray River flooded and inundated the surrouding countryside including Koonoomoo, a small town which is located south ...
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Saturday, August 10, 2019

Yarra River flood of July 1891

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The Yarra River flood of July 12, 1891, left 1,000 people homeless. The Age of July 13, 1891 had a full report of the damage the flood cause...
Sunday, December 16, 2018

Carlo knows 'next to nothing' about flood damage on the Koo Wee Rup Swamp

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The Koo Wee Rup Swamp Historical Society has a series of letters from Mr Huntly Campbell Gordon of Five Mile (Koo Wee Rup North - one of Ca...
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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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