Deals with the objects of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority. Includes scenes of Melbourne and Sydney, working in the Snowy area, and irrigation in the Griffith area of New South Wales.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
009649
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Irrigation - Australia
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Scheme
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Melbourne (Vic.)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Snowy River Region (N.S.W. and Vic.)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Sydney (N.S.W.)
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Irrigation - Australia
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Hydroelectric power plants
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Scheme
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
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)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)