... , Ferdinando Gagliardi, assigned to the Melbourne Italian Consulate was responsible for the Italian Court at the Exhibition.... 1.3 million visitors attended the Exhibition which was open from October 1, 1880 until April 30, 1881.
There was an Italian Court display at the Exhibition where Carlo Catani’s friend, Dr Ferdinando Gagliardi, had been appointed as the Secretary ...
After more than forty-one years of public service that never ended with his retirement, through surveying and direct design, contracting, supervision, and collaborative approaches, perhaps more than any other single figure, Carlo Catani re-scaped not only parts of Melbourne, but extensive swathes of Victoria ‘from Portland to Mallacoota’, opening up swamplands to farming, bringing access to beauty spots, establishing new townships, and the roads to get us there.
