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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Friday, December 29, 2023

Carlo and the Geelong Road tree planting project

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In 1915 there was a proposal to plant trees along the Geelong Road. The scheme was devised by the Geelong municipalities and the Public Work...
Thursday, December 28, 2023

Carlo and the Happy Valley Lake

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On January 23, 1914 Carlo Catani and another Public Works Department engineer, Mr Dewar, arrived in Castlemaine (1) . Their assignment was t...
Monday, December 25, 2023

Carlo's projects in Brighton

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Carlo had a mixed relationship with people of Brighton -  he was helpful in having their breakwater constructed, which you can read about he...
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Saturday, December 23, 2023

Carlo and the Brighton Pier Breakwater

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The citizens of Brighton spent decades advocating for a decent breakwater in the area for the protection of the Brighton Yacht Club vessels ...
Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Carlo and the St Kilda Botanical Gardens Gates

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The Botanical Gardens in St Kilda, also known as the Blessington Street Gardens, were established in 1859. St Kilda Historian, J. B. Cooper ...
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Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Carlo provides flood recovery advice to the Victorian Racing Club at Flemington Racecourse in 1916

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In 1916, on Saturday September 23 and Sunday September 24, Melbourne suffered from extensive flooding - the Yarra River rose in places by 18...
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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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