Harvesting the snows

Australia, 1955

Film
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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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Credits

production company

Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority

Duration

00:22:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1955

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 - Murray River Region (N.S.W.-S. Aust.)

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 → Documentary films - Australia

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Water consumption

History → Australia - History

History → Australia - History - 1945-1965

History → Australia - History - 20th century

History → History

History → Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Scheme

Places → Murray River (N.S.W.-S. Aust.)

Places → Snowy River Region (N.S.W. and Vic.)

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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