The Snowy Mountains scheme.will cost about a billion dollars. and will involve construction of 9 major dams and several smaller ones. 10 power stations. some 100 miles of tunnels and more than 80 miles of aqueducts. Just to open up the deserted area for construction forces has required 300 miles of roads. over 400 miles of tracks. 150 miles of powerlines. A complete radio network was established to link construction sites. and parachute drops were used for regular delivery of supplies to remote camps. The project is so immense that the Australian Government established a special immigration program to attract technicians and skilled workers. Eventually. people from 30 nations were employed. Last spring.
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