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Snowy River Hydro Scheme By Eliza Rowley

Snowy River Hydro Scheme By Eliza Rowley.

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Snowy River Hydro Scheme By Eliza Rowley

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  1. Snowy River Hydro Scheme By Eliza Rowley

  2. The construction of the snowy river hydro scheme attracted many foreign people to be employed to work at the site, as Australia didn’t have enough numbers of people who were experienced in the construction. This increased the population of the country, and assisted in the process of nation building.

  3. Hundreds of thousands of people needed places to live whilst working on the hydro scheme. So towns along the snowy river flourished due to the increase of population. Some towns include: Jindabyne, Cooma and Dalgety.

  4. Due to the diversion and the damming of the snowy river, habitats were destroyed, which caused a decrease in the populations of native flora and fauna. This decreased the biodiversity of the area. Native species were also removed, which would have increased the salinity of the river banks and this also caused erosion.

  5. The people involved with the Snowy River Hydro Scheme perceived the land as a resource, as they were using the water to provide electricity for many areas of NSW, Victoria and parts of South Australia. The growth of populations throughout the area impacted on the natural environment in many ways, affecting the growth of native flora and fauna. The non-indigenous people took action, but didn’t understand how to sustain the land.

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