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Snowy Flows Inland, The

An overview of the construction work on the Snowy River Hydro-electric Scheme - a project to harness the Snowy River for power and much needed water for inland Australia.
Year : 1954 | Total Duration : 10 Minutes | Producer : John Martin-Jones
Director : Bern Gandy |
WS arid desert landscape with tilt down to remains of sheep skeleton. Pan across flat landscape to flock of sheep and horse drinking from bore with drover in saddle and windmill in background. MS to horse drinking. WS river and GS irrigation paddles turning across river. Pan from canal across green pastures with large scattered flock of white sheep.
Access No. 139765 | 1 min 8 secs | 1950s | NSW, Australia | © Snowy Mountains Hydro Electric Authority | Colour |
GS farmer turning tap on irrigation spray and GS of spray from pipes in orchard. High angle pan across plantation with LS to man on tractor ploughing earth between the rows of trees.
Access No. 139921 | 22 secs | 1950s | NSW, Australia | © Snowy Mountains Hydro Electric Authority | Colour |
WS Snowy Mountains with snow-capped peaks seen across green mountains. Closer GS of snowy peak and VS around stream through snow. GS water over rocks, CU dripping icicles and tilt from WS of Snowy mountain landscape to fast running water. High angle WS over Snowy River running through snow covered banks. Zoom out from flowing water to lower reaches of mountains without snow.
Access No. 139922 | 39 secs | 1950s | NSW, Australia | © Snowy Mountains Hydro Electric Authority | Colour |
Graphic depiction of the proposed Snowy Mountains Scheme showing dams, tunnels and plans for both parts of the scheme. High angle shot over the start of the scheme with WS of newly made access roads and vehicles at the base of a partially denuded mountain at Adaminaby. VS crane working scoop dredging earth from river and loading it into truck.
Access No. 139924 | 1 min 27 secs | 1950s | Adaminaby, NSW, Australia | © Snowy Mountains Hydro Electric Authority | Colour |
WS of township with house under construction in foreground. WS camp of timber workmen's huts above snow line. GS large tractor clearing snow with mountains in background. WS sign post in snow near Tumut and VS snow plough clearing road. WS workmen climbing ladder to flying fox and GS of men being transported along cable. MS of men surveying in snow and GS line of men digging snow out of ditch and MS using jack hammers in snow.
Access No. 139927 | 50 secs | 1950s | Adaminaby, NSW, Australia | © Snowy Mountains Hydro Electric Authority | Colour |
WS tilt down from LS trees in snowy landscape to excavation work on the dam at Guthega. GS Snowy River flowing. VS dam construction site with workers on formwork, pouring concrete and working. MS workers arriving for shift walking in line towards camera. Aerial view over tunnels being dug into mountain and GS men walking into tunnel entrance surrounded by snow. MS men drilling into walls. VS men welding pipelines.
Access No. 139928 | 1 min 23 secs | 1950s | Guthega, NSW, Australia | © Snowy Mountains Hydro Electric Authority | Colour |
LS to Munyang Power Station at base of snow covered mountain. High angle WS over construction work and man hauling large pipe up mountainside. VS of men pouring concrete from wheelbarrows and MS shovelling concrete onto formwork. GS rock train bringing loads of rubble out from tunnel and VS of crane scoop shovelling rubble into container with rail trucks travelling past above.
Access No. 139935 | 52 secs | 1950s | Guthega, NSW, Australia | © Snowy Mountains Hydro Electric Authority | Colour |
VS tip-truck transporting rubble from dam construction site past snow fields. WS grader on new road construction. WS snow cat dropping worker off at timber workers' huts and VS of large snow cat on snow against snowy mountains backdrop.
Access No. 139938 | 57 secs | 1950s | Guthega, NSW, Australia | © Snowy Mountains Hydro Electric Authority | Colour |
MS hydrographer preparing equipment to measure variation in river flow then WS of him at work waist-deep in river with snowy river banks in background. MS of hydrographer and his assistant taking notes. VS bulldozers road building in mountains. High angle view over roadworks next to river then tilt to river flowing through gorge below snow line. Pan across Murrumbidgee River, weir and WS over ploughed red soil with canal running through.
Access No. 139939 | 1 min 2 secs | 1950s | Guthega, NSW, Australia | © Snowy Mountains Hydro Electric Authority | Colour |
MS man at large water wheel in irrigation channel and track of him tending the earth around his orchard. CU of him assisting water flowing down ditch dug in soil with his shovel. MS young man picking oranges off fruit trees and WS of fruit pickers emptying crop into wooden crates next to waiting horse and cart. CU of oranges from bag being emptied into crate.
Access No. 139940 | 34 secs | 1950s | Guthega, NSW, Australia | © Snowy Mountains Hydro Electric Authority | Colour |
Tilt up from CU of cabbage to acres of crops. VS workers picking lettuces from rows in ground and carrying filled crates past camera. WS cattle being led past camera and GS man on horseback leading them to waterhole. CU irrigation water wheel silhouetted in sunset and WS sunset over lake and farm buildings.
Access No. 139941 | 1 min 2 secs | 1950s | Guthega, NSW, Australia | © Snowy Mountains Hydro Electric Authority | Colour |