Snowy, The: A History
by McHugh, Siobhán, 1957-
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NewSouth Publishing, 2019. Softcover. Fine. MINING ENGINEERING Australiana The Snowy Scheme was an extraordinary engineering feat carried out from 1949 to 1974. The Snowy Mountains Scheme was also a site of post-war social engineering that helped create a diverse multicultural nation. McHughâs in-depth interviews reveals the human stories of migrant workers, high country locals, politicians, and engineers. Tells the extraordinary story of the mostly migrant workforce who built one of the world's engineering marvels.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. It was also a site of post-war social engineering that helped create a diverse multicultural nation. Siobhan McHugh's The Snowy 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 prize-winning account of the remarkable Snowy Scheme is available again for the 70th anniversary of this epic nation-building project. ""This classic work is the last word on the extraordinary human, industrial, ethnic and socialevent of the Snowy River Scheme. The tales of the men and women involved were more diverse than for any other Australian phenomenon, and Siobhan McHugh conveys the varied tales of humans spread by it all over the Snowy Mountain region with a humane historian eye. If you want to have a passing knowledge ofthe making of modern Australia, you should read this tale of an era whenAustralia dared to have a vision.'"" -Thomas Keneally viii, 360 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits, plates ; 24 cm #051223 Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme -- History Hydroelectric power plants -- New South Wales -- Snowy Mountains -- History Snowy Mountains Region (N.S.W.) -- History Australian Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. Softcover Fine
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- Elizabeth's Bookshops (AU)
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- Title
- Snowy, The: A History
- Author
- McHugh, Siobhán, 1957-
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1742236227
- ISBN 13
- 9781742236223
- Publisher
- NewSouth Publishing
- Date Published
- 2019
- Pages
- 360
- Keywords
- AUSTRALIANA, MINING GEOLOGY GOLD SCIENCE ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY OIL ENVIRONMENT MATHEMATICS
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Elizabeth's Bookshops Australia. Bookdealers since 1973.
Elizabeth's Bookshops are one of Australia's largest second-hand bookshop operations, with 4 shops on both sides of the Australian continent.
For nearly 50 years, Elizabeth's have been major dealers in second-hand and out-of-print books.
Established in 1973, Elizabeth's Bookshops are now in Perth CBD, two shops in Fremantle (WA) and King Street, Newtown (NSW).
All orders are dispatched within 1 business day from our Fremantle Warehouse.
All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street, Fremantle Western Australia. (7 days a week) 08 9433 3236
Click & Collect (no postage cost!) is available at all branches.
Elizabeth's Bookshops are one of Australia's largest second-hand bookshop operations, with 4 shops on both sides of the Australian continent.
For nearly 50 years, Elizabeth's have been major dealers in second-hand and out-of-print books.
Established in 1973, Elizabeth's Bookshops are now in Perth CBD, two shops in Fremantle (WA) and King Street, Newtown (NSW).
All orders are dispatched within 1 business day from our Fremantle Warehouse.
All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street, Fremantle Western Australia. (7 days a week) 08 9433 3236
Click & Collect (no postage cost!) is available at all branches.
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