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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Tuesday, January 29, 2019

A Kiss by Lake Catani by Johnny Wade and his Hawaiians

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We were lucky to come across this recording by Johnny Wade and his Hawaiians of A Kiss by Lake Catani. I already had the sheet music - the...
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Tuesday, January 22, 2019

The Gorge Road to Beechworth Falls

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On October 19, 1908 The Argus reported that Mr. Catani, chief engineer of the Board of Works, recently inspected the Beechworth Falls, whic...
Monday, January 14, 2019

Carlo creates an underground grotto of palms and ferns for 'Ye Olde Englishe Faire'

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Ye Olde Englishe Faire was held at the Melbourne Town Hall to raise money for the Red Cross on June 1st, June 2nd and June 4th (the King...
Sunday, January 13, 2019

Carlo and the Sale Canal

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As early as the 1870s there was agitation for a canal to link the town of Sale to the Thompson River (1). In 1885, Sir John Coode drew up ...
Thursday, January 3, 2019

A kiss by Lake Catani composed by Reg Hudson

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Very excited to find that there is a Carlo related song! A Kiss by Lake Catani was written by Reg Hudson around 1947*. Lake Catani, on Mt...
Wednesday, January 2, 2019

In defence of Carlo's patriotism

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I put up a previous post where Carlo's patriotism was being called into question, his views on an issue (pay rises for Public Servants) ...
Tuesday, January 1, 2019

Carlo has a plan to bring water to the Mallee

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The Argus of September 2, 1902 interviewed Carlo about his proposal to irrigate around one million acres of Mallee land by using the wate...
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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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