In his book, author Lionel Wigmore refers to a"prophetic suggestion" put forward by Sir Roland East, the chairman of the Victorian State Rivers and Water Supply Commission.
"It was pointed out to the deputation that the making of agreements between State governments was usually a very difficult matter, and in this instance the Commonwealth Government would also be a party to the agreement," Chifley told parliament. In 1947, the Commonwealth and States Snowy River Committee was established to investigate the project as a whole., the director-general of the Commonwealth Department of Works, which was responsible for all architectural and engineering works for the federal government. His appointment proved decisive.much larger than previously considered, with water diverted to the Murrumbidgee and Murray rivers for both irrigation and electricity production.
The expanded plan would"provide for the production of hydro-electric power with a maximum firm capacity of 2,620,000 kilowatts", according to the annualHow Chifley and Lemmon 'came through' for the Snowy
Need more big political thinkers for Australia and action on new big schemes.
Neither political party could get the Snowy Scheme across the line until Irrigation was added to the mix. Now those same political parties are doing their best to kill the goose that laid the golden egg
The level of political amnesia in this country is astounding, and that is from the politicians themselves.
It's an achievement of the Australian Taxpayer, they stumped up the readies for it. auspol
Let's not forget the fast trains that both parties promise at each election. At least snowy got done thanks to the people involved.
Why keep pondering about what we did in the past, instead of looking at what is not being done now or for the future. Are we this daft?
The credit was spit, construction was the Coalition, the debt was Lador!?!?!?!?!?!
Neither, it is the achievement of engineers and skilled tradies. No amount of professional wankers in parliament could build a bark hut let alone a project the size of the Snowy Mountains Scheme, and it was funded by the people of Australia, the tax paying electorate.
Who cares. That is the most irrelevant thing said this year.
Both, but that was back when our pollies actually gave a rats about the country rather than their own vested interests- be they political or personal.
It was the Coalition. AustralianLabor never had a chance to turn it into a union feast and fuckup.
TheirABC, constantly looking for things that divide us.