Engineers, technicians and workmen from many parts of the world have collaborated in the building of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme and have adapted themselves to a new way of life in Australia.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
322936
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Construction workers
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industries - Australia
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Power resources - Australia
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Scheme
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Hydroelectric power plants
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Power resources - Australia
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Scheme
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Immigrants - Australia
History → Australia - History - 1945-1965
History → Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Scheme
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)