On July 7 1949, the commonwealth parliament passed the snowy mountains hydro electric power ACT 1949,which made the Snowy mountains hydro electric authority, the main body of the snowy mountain scheme.Construction started on the scheme on the 17th of October 1949 when PM Ben Chifley and William Hutson fired the first blast at midnight.
Construction was finished in 1974, a total cost of the scheme came to $820 million.
On July 7 1949, the commonwealth parliament passed the snowy mountains hydro electric power ACT 1949,which made the Snowy mountains hydro electric authority, the main body of the snowy mountain scheme.Construction started on the scheme on the 17th of October 1949 when PM Ben Chifley and William Hutson fired the first blast at midnight.
Construction was finished in 1974, a total cost of the scheme came to $820 million.