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

▼
Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Carlo Catani, Andrew Stenhouse and Captain Cook's statue in St Kilda

›
On March 6, 1915 Carlo Catani was presented with a small silver replica of the Captain Cook statue that had been unveiled on the foreshore ...
2 comments:
Saturday, August 31, 2019

Carlo prepares a sumptuous repast in the High Country

›
In 1915,  a Ministerial party, which included Carlo Catani, traversed the country between Maffra and Mansfield and discovered a veritable to...
Thursday, August 22, 2019

Carlo witnesses Halley's Comet

›
Carlo, actually witnessed the rare Halley's Comet! My star engineer witnessing the most famous shooting star, how fitting! Halley's ...
Saturday, August 10, 2019

Yarra River flood of July 1891

›
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...
Tuesday, August 6, 2019

Where did Elvira, Eugenia and Enid attend school?

›
We know that Carlo's sons attended Melbourne Grammar, but I wondered where his daughters went? Carlo and Catherine had three daughters -...
Saturday, July 27, 2019

Paolo Dattari - Architect, Silversmith, Entomologist, Cartographer and Inventor

›
Carlo Catani  came to Australia from Italy via New Zealand, with Pietro Baracchi and Ettore Checchi. They were joined in Melbourne...
1 comment:
Friday, July 19, 2019

101 years since Carlo passed away

›
It's 101 years ago, today, that Carlo passed away, Saturday, July 20, 1918. The Age and The Argus both reported on this sad event on M...
‹
›
Home
View web version

About Me

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.
View my complete profile
Powered by Blogger.