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The Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme, took nearly 30 years to complete in the post war period, and was an astounding engineering feat.\xa0 It remains one of the \u201cengineering wonders of the world\u201d.\xa0 It created thousands of jobs and drove the development of increased home-grown Engineering expertise in large civil projects.\nNot without social & environmental costs of course, it brought with it some amazing practical power & water supply developments, and lead the country in embracing varied and valuable cultural influences, from it\u2019s international, often refugee, workforce, recruited in the optimistic and welcoming post war Australia.\xa0 It\u2019s a great story, and all these drivers and outcomes deserve a bit of reflection.\xa0\xa0 Today's episode will discuss the background and inception of the massive project.\nBrilliant stories from Australia\u2019s past! \xa0 \xa0\xa0 \xa0 www.australianhistoriespodcast.com.au\n\xa0Enjoying the podcast?\xa0 \nHelp support the show with a one-off donation