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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Saturday, February 20, 2021

Carlo advises Koo Wee Rup Swamp Village Settlers to push for annexation to the Shire of Buln Buln

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As early as 1897 the Village Settlers on the Koo Wee Rup Swamp began agitating to have their area secede from the Shire of Berwick and beco...
Tuesday, February 2, 2021

George Clowser, paymaster of the Public Works Department

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Carlo Catani and the Public Works Department undertook projects throughout Victoria, men were employed and the men needed to be paid and one...
Tuesday, December 29, 2020

Stirling Rogers - Carlo's Engineering Pupil

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The Ambassadors Theatre opened in Perth on Saturday, September 29, 1928. This was a grand day for Perth and the Perth Daily News printed a ...
Friday, December 4, 2020

Plaque to honour Carlo's work installed at Morell Bridge

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The Carlo Catani Centennial Commemorative Committee is pleased to announce that a plaque commemorating the work of Carlo Catani was installe...
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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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...
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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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