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Posted on October 26, 2020November 30, 2020 Development & Expansion

42 – Snowy Hydro Scheme – Pt 5 – Completion

This episode concludes the series exploring the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme; the vast hydro electric, and irrigation project, that began in 1949 and was under...

Posted on September 28, 2020September 22, 2020 Development & Expansion

41 – Snowy Hydro – Pt 4: Working environments & safety

Today we turn our attention the workers’ arrangements.  At the peak of construction, over 1959/60, there were 7300 people employed on the project.  So that’s...

Posted on August 24, 2020September 22, 2020 Development & Expansion

40 – Snowy Hydro – Pt 3: Contractors & townships

The Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme began construction at Guthega, with a Norwegian contractor, and before too long, power was being delivered to the people. Workers...

Posted on August 6, 2020August 6, 2020 Development & Expansion

39 – Snowy Hydro Scheme – Pt 2 – Getting Land & Workers

The Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme was underway.  Now they Authority had to acquire  the land across the Alps, and recruit a workforce, to survey, plan...

Posted on June 29, 2020June 22, 2020 Development & Expansion

38 – Snowy Mountain Scheme Pt 1: Inception

The Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme, took nearly 30 years to complete in the post war period, and was an astounding engineering feat.  It remains one...

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