SNOWY HYDRO

between 1949 and 1974, the largest engineering project in post-World War II Australia was undertaken, with many new migrants coming to build the nine power stations, sixteen major dams and 225 kilometers of tunnels, pipelines and aqueducts to complete the Snowy Mountains Hydro Scheme

postcard pack

1950s, colour printing THE SNOWY SCHEME, NSW, twelve unused fold-out postcards

15 cm wide

acquired from eBay

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