LEADER 03226oam 2200505 450 001 9910480641203321 005 20200421044958.0 010 $a9781742244549 010 $a1-74224-454-8 035 $a(CKB)4100000008040409 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5755358 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5791031 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000008040409 100 $a20190913d2019 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe snowy$b[electronic resource] $ea history /$fSiobha?n McHugh 210 1$aSydney, New South Wales :$cNew South,$d[2019] 210 4$dİ2019. 215 $a1 online resource (384 pages) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-74223-622-7 327 $aHudson, Hudson and Hudson -- Snowy people -- Wogs in wombatland -- The investigation years -- Construction starts -- Smorgan's board -- The Yanks -- An engineering wonder -- The union -- The land of lonely he-men -- The Snowy family -- Dried-up passions -- The price of progress -- The end of an era. 330 $aThis book tells the extraordinary story of the mostly migrant workforce who built one of the world's engineering marvels. This classic, prize-winning account of the remarkable Snowy Scheme is available again for the 70th anniversary of this epic nation-building project. The Snowy Scheme was an extraordinary engineering feat carried out over twenty-five years from 1949 to 1974, one that drove rivers through tunnels built through the Australian alps, irrigated the dry inland and generated energy for the densely populated east coast. The Snowy Mountains Scheme was also a site of post-war social engineering that helped create a diverse multicultural nation. Siobhan McHugh's in-depth interviews with those who were there at the time reveals the human stories of migrant workers, high country locals, politicians and engineers. It also examines the difficult and dangerous aspects of such a major construction in which 121 men lost their lives. Rich and evocative, this sweeping narrative tells stories of love, endurance, tragedy and hard work during a transformative time. Includes 40 iconic images of the construction of the Snowy Hydro Scheme. Redesigned and updated, the book is available for the 70th anniversary of the launch of the Scheme. Book now includes more detail on the environmental impacts of the scheme. 606 $aHydroelectric power plants$zNew South Wales$zSnowy Mountains |x History 606 $aHydroelectric power plants$zAustralia$zSnowy Mountains (NSW)$xHistory 606 $aHydroelectric power plants$zAustralia$zSnowy Mountains (N.S.W.)$xHistory 607 $aSnowy Mountains Region (NSW)$xHistory 607 $aSnowy Mountains Region (N.S.W.)$xHistory 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aHydroelectric power plants 615 0$aHydroelectric power plants$xHistory. 615 0$aHydroelectric power plants$xHistory. 676 $a621.312134 700 $aMcHugh$b Siobhan$0962481 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910480641203321 996 $aThe snowy$92182585 997 $aUNINA