Snowy Mountains Scheme
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The Snowy Mountains Scheme, also known as the Snowy Hydro or the Snowy scheme, is a hydroelectricity and irrigation complex in south-east Australia. Near the border of New South Wales and Victoria, th
Official launch of the Snowy Mountains Scheme at Adaminaby. From the left, Prime Minister, Ben Chifley; Governor-General, William McKell and Minister for Works and Housing, Nelson Lemmon, 1949.
William Hudson KBE FRS Commissioner Snowy Mountains Hydro Electric Authority 1949-1967. Plaque at Cooma Visitors Centre.
The Machine Hall Floor of Murray-1 Hydroelectric Power Station
Talbingo Dam. 16 major dams store water in the scheme. Many were constructed in rugged wilderness areas.
The Tumut Hydroelectric Power Stations is a series of three hydroelectric power stations on the Tumut River in New South Wales, Australia, that are part of the Snowy Mountains Scheme. The Tumut statio
Snowy Mountains Scheme
…cooperation between management and labour and scientific knowledge (facts) over opinion'. The Scheme was completed with the official opening of the Tumut 3 Power Station project by the Governor-General of Australia, Sir Paul Hasluck on 21 October 1972. The scheme used a number of innovative approaches to many things…
An aerial photo of Tumut Pondage and dam, 2009.
Service entrance to the Tumut 2 Power Station
Tumut 3 Power Station