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Seventy years on, Snowy Hydro is part of Australia's multicultural story

Dieter Amelung started working on the snowy Hydro in 1953

Dieter Amelung started working on the snowy Hydro in 1953 Source: SBS

This week marks the 70th anniversary of the Snowy Hydro scheme, regarded as one of Australia's greatest engineering projects.


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By Pablo Vinales

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This week marks the 70th anniversary of the Snowy Hydro scheme, regarded as one of Australia's greatest engineering projects.



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