Fate of Jindabyne and Adaminaby
The article reports on discussions between Snowy River Shire Council representatives and William Hudson, Commissioner of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority, concerning the proposed flooding of Jindabyne and Adaminaby as part of the Snowy Mountains Scheme. Hudson assured councillors that affected residents would be consulted before decisions were made about their relocation and the establishment of new townships, and that they would receive fair treatment. He explained that the Authority's immediate priorities were establishing accommodation for workers, developing electricity generation and commencing tunnel construction, with detailed planning for the relocation of the towns to follow.
# Fate Of Jindabyne And Adaminaby
President Leo Barry, of the Snowy River Shire Council, told his council of an interview he and Cr. A. M. Kingston had with Commissioner Hudson, concerning the fate of the residents in the two doomed towns of Jindabyne and Adaminaby.
The President was assured by the Commissioner that everyone concerned will get a fair, honest deal, and nothing will be done to formulate a policy or take any action, until the residents have every chance to state their cases. The Council itself will be contacted in all matters of vital importance concerning the Shire.
"Nothing has been suggested or fixed about the new towns at Adaminaby and Jindabyne," said Cr. Kingston, in support of the President's statement. He, like the President, stated that all concerned in the re-allocation of the new townships and the flooding of the old, would get a fair and square deal from the S.M.H.-E.A.
President Barry reported:
"While in Sydney this month Cr. Kingston and myself had an interview with Mr. Hudson, Commissioner for the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority concerning matters of proposed new town sites etc., at Adaminaby and Jindabyne.
"Mr. Hudson informed us from the start that his promise to Cr. Weston and myself some months ago still stood. That was that before he made any final decision concerning any matters of vital importance to the Shire Council, he would discuss and get council's advice and ideas. He pointed out that the major scheme took a lot of sorting up and he was first settling into huts, camps etc., for the people. Second to develop some power quickly was an urgent concern and third to get a Tunnel under-way from Adaminaby to Tumut Ponds was very much a matter of urgency as the first two. Therefore, until these jobs were planned, surveyed and under construction, he could not put his staff on other matters.
"He was fully aware of the local residents in these towns feeling that they would like to know what was in store in the future, but he told us we could assure them that before any action is taken, they would be given plenty of chances to put their claims, discuss with the Authority what they would like to do in the future and if they would like to live in the new town or elsewhere. I feel sure after hearing the Commissioner that all persons interfered with are to be given a fair and honest deal."
— *Cooma-Monaro Express.*