Surveys the Snowy Mountains Scheme - largest engineering project ever undertaken in Australia at the time. Outlines the plan for diverting the waters of the Snowy to the Murray. Shows the Guthega Dam and power station; construction in the Guthega Munyang tunnel; the plan for the [new] Adaminaby Dam and early stages of its construction.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
321193
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Dams - Design and Construction
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industries - Australia
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Irrigation - Australia
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Power resources - Australia
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Scheme
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Murray River (N.S.W.-S. Aust.)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Rivers - Australia
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Rivers - Victoria
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Snowy River Region (N.S.W. and Vic.)
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Irrigation
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Irrigation - Australia
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Irrigation water
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural resources - Australia
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Rivers
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Rivers - Australia
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Rivers - Regulation
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Rivers - Victoria
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water-supply - Australia
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Power resources - Australia
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Scheme
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Water
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Water consumption
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Water-supply - Australia
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Water consumption
History → Australia - History - 1945-1965
History → Australia - History - 20th century
History → Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Scheme
Places → Murray River (N.S.W.-S. Aust.)
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)