Shows in detail the construction of penstocks at the Murray 1 and 2 Power Stations and explains briefly the Snowy Mountains Scheme and the benefits in irrigation from the inland diversion of rivers.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
322713
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Dams - Design and Construction
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Scheme
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Human geography
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Snowy Mountains (N.S.W.)
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Irrigation
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Irrigation water
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Rivers - Regulation
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Hydroelectric power plants
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Scheme
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Human geography
History → New South Wales - History
History → Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Scheme
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)