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On this day in 1949, the Chifley Government launched the Snowy Mountai...

Australian Labor Party

On this day in 1949, the Chifley Government launched the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme.

More than 100,000 people, from more than 30 countries, worked on the Snowy Scheme – rated one of the civil engineering wonders of the modern world – from its launch until its official opening.




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