The thirsty land
Subtitle: harnessing Australia's water resources
By: [by] Eve Pownall. Illustrated with photos., maps, and reproductions of old prints.
Edition: [1st American ed.]
Series: The World we are making
Publisher: Coward-McCann
Published: 1968
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
Subjects: Water resources development -- Australia.; Water resources development -- Australia.; Snowy River (N.S.W. and Vic.); Snowy River (N.S.W. and Vic.)
Description: Discusses Australia's century-old need and quest for water which resulted in the mammoth Snowy Mountains Scheme to harness previously wasted water and power.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 153-154.