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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Monday, April 10, 2023

Carlo Catani and the Caulfield Racecourse

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The area occupied by the Caulfield Racecourse, operated by the Victorian Amateur Turf Club (VATC) (1) , has been the subject of on-going dis...
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Monday, April 3, 2023

Carlo Catani meets John Wren

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Carlo Catani, met many interesting people during his career at the Public Works Department, including John Wren. John Wren (1871-1953) descr...
Saturday, January 14, 2023

Bridge at Gilbert's Ford, Middle Creek, Yinnar

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Carlo Catani was involved with the construction of many bridges in the State and he had a small role in the eventual building of a bridge ac...
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Friday, January 6, 2023

Carlo displays an ignorance of the value of Red Gums

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The Age newspaper reported on June 22, 1899 that the Forest Commission met yesterday morning for the purpose of taking evidence upon several...
Monday, December 19, 2022

Carlo and the bridge over the Glenelg River at Casterton

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In October 1897, The Argus reported that Application having been made by the Glenelg Shire Council to the Public Works department for a sub...
Friday, December 16, 2022

Catani Memorial Clock Tower in photographs

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The Memorial Clock Tower to Carlo Catani was unveiled on August 22, 1932  and it had become a landmark in St Kilda and the subject of many p...
Monday, November 21, 2022

Posthumous tributes to Carlo

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Carlo was a man admired by many people throughout Victoria and there were numerous tributes paid to him when he was alive and you can read s...
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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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