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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Sunday, September 27, 2020

Federation Star Bed, Alexandra Gardens

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Rare postcard of the Federation Star Bed, soon after planting (1) . One of the features of the Alexandra Gardens , which was designed by Car...
Saturday, August 22, 2020

Carlo organises an excursion to Wilson's Promontory

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The Victorian Committee, formed in connection with the proposed visit in 1914 of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, met...
Tuesday, July 28, 2020

Carlo is appointed Chairman of the Motor Traffic Committee

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The 1903 Local Government Act placed all roads under the control of the local municipality. It soon became apparent that there were a number...
Sunday, July 5, 2020

Anzac Memorial Highway

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In February 1917 Mr Horace Washington Harrison (1) , editor and founder of the Australian Motorist magazine suggested the construction of th...
Saturday, June 13, 2020

Vera and Enid - their life in Sydney

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Carlo and Catherine had three daughters Elvira May, known as Vera, (born May 31, 1888); Eugenia Anastasia (born August 13, 1895) and Enid Ma...
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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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