The snowy : a history / Siobhán McHugh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McHugh, Siobhán, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme--History.

Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme.

Hydroelectric power plants--New South Wales--Snowy Mountains |x History.

Hydroelectric power plants.

Hydroelectric power plants--Australia--Snowy Mountains (NSW)--History.

Hydroelectric power plants--Australia--Snowy Mountains (N.S.W.)--History.

Snowy Mountains Region (NSW)--History.

Snowy Mountains Region (NSW).

Snowy Mountains Region (N.S.W.)--History.

Snowy Mountains Region (N.S.W.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (384 pages)

Place of Publication:

Sydney, New South Wales : New South, [2019]

Summary:

This 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.

Contents:

Hudson, 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.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781742244549

1-74224-454-8