"Prepared and collated by the Italian Australian Institute at La Trobe University" -- T.p. verso.
"Edited by Piero Genovesi and John Gatt-Rutter" -- T.p. verso.
CONTENTS: ITALY: A TIME OF CHANGE: Introduction p13. Count Cavour becomes Prime Minister of Italy (1852) p14. Cavour develops trade links between Italy and Australia p15. Florence becomes the capital of Italy (1865) p19. The Battle of Custoza p21. Garibaldi’s struggle to make Rome the capital of Italy p22. The declining power of the church in Italy (1870s) p25. Italy witnesses political change between 1861 and 1882 p26. Italy’s economy – from economic crisis to strong growth p27. The rise of emigration (1870s) p29. TO NEW ZEALAND: Introduction p33. Early immigration to New Zealand (1850s) p34. Italian immigration during 1870s and 1880s p35. European settlement from 1840 to 1870s p39. The plight of the Fritz Reuter [ship] p40. Baracchi, Catani and Checchi arrive in Wellington p43. They leave New Zealand for Australia p44. Arrival in Australia aboard the Alhambra [ship] p46. WHY AUSTRALIA: Migration to Australia between 1825 and 1860 p50. The Italian presence in the discovery of the ‘fifth continent’ p51. Italian authors provide information on Australia p53. The discovery of gold in Australia (1850s) p57. The immigration policies of the Australian government p58. European settlement: focus on Italian migration to Australia p61. Characteristics of Italian immigrants p63. Italian Club and the Italian Colonial Committee p67. The Melbourne Exhibition 1880-1 p68. The evolving careers of Baracchi, Catani and Checchi p76.
THE WORKS OF BARACCHI: Introduction p79. Baracchi’s early education p80. The Melbourne Observatory and the ‘Great Melbourne Telescope’ p81. Baracchi heads the Port Darwin Expedition p83. Baracchi: 3rd assistant at the Melbourne Observatory p85. Baracchi appointed Acting Government Astronomer p87. Baracchi appointed Government Astronomer p91. Baracchi as ‘weather prophet’ p91. The Mt Stromlo Observatory p94. The Wallaby Club p98. Baracchi’s retirement – European vacation p99. THE WORKS OF CHECCHI: Introduction p103. Family history p104. Work completed by Checchi for the Department of Water Supply p107. Checchi’s involvement at the Mildura Settlement and the Coliban Scheme p109. Checchi appointed Hydraulic Engineer – River Murray Project p111. Development of countryside as River Murray Project is completed p114. Checchi’s retirement p115. CATANI: CREATING A BEAUTIFUL VICTORIA: Family history p119. The work completed by Catani in the context of the history and development of the City of Melbourne p120. The history of Melbourne 1850s – 1870s p121. ‘Boom Time’ in Melbourne (1880s) p123. The City of Melbourne from 1890-1900 p127. ‘Marvellous Melbourne’ from 1900 onwards p130.
KOO-WEE-RUP SWAMP: Location of Koo-Wee-Rup Swamp p134. The establishment of the Great Southern Railway p135. The introduction of the 1884 Land Act p137. Work commences at Koo-Wee-Rup (1885) p137. Settlements on Land Act introduced (1893) p139. Chief Engineer Carlo Catani establishes a ‘Village Settlement Scheme” p141. Floods hit Koo-Wee-Rup (1900) p144. The ‘Village Settlement Scheme’ named a success! p147. Catani proclaims his support for the ‘Village Settlement Scheme’ p148. The 1911 floods p152. The purchase of the Lubecker dredge p154. Summary of Catani’s contribution p155. ALEXANDRA AVENUE AND ANDERSON STREET: The discovery of the River Yarra (1835) p160. The City of Melbourne established p161. The struggle of the River Yarra as Melbourne develops p161. The River Yarra bursts its banks p163. The Monier system of constructing bridges p165. The construction of the Anderson Street Bridge p165. The ‘design’ of the bridge p168. Summary of Catani’s contribution p169. The full picture: Catani transforms Alexandra Avenue p171. THE ST KILDA FORESHORE: Introduction p173. The origins of St Kilda p174. European settlement (1840s) p176. The St Kilda Foreshore Committee (1906) p177. Catani’s transformation of the St Kilda foreshore p179. The construction of the Catani Clock Tower p180. St Kilda during the 1930s p183. St Kilda today p184. MOUNT BUFFALO NATIONAL PARK: The location of Mt Buffalo p187. The first sighting and exploration of Mt Buffalo (1824) p188. The introduction of the Alpine Club p189. Early tourism to the Buffalo Mountains (1890s) p191. The road to Mt Buffalo p191. Lake Catani p193. The construction of ‘The Chalet’ p194. Mt Buffalo today p194. Appendices p199-277. Bibliography p279.