The Snowy: a history

The Snowy: A History tells the story of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme through the experiences of the migrant workers, engineers, local residents and families whose lives it transformed. Drawing extensively on oral histories, Siobhán McHugh examines the scheme’s engineering achievements, dangerous working conditions and human cost, as well as its effects on the mountain communities and landscape. The book also explores the scheme’s important role in the emergence of multicultural Australia.