Major national projects were also instituted, including the Snowy Mountains Scheme and an assisted immigration program.

Site where construction of the Snowy Mountains Scheme began in 1949.

It was regarded as the next great water engineering project to build after the Snowy Mountains Scheme.

The Snowy Mountains Scheme began construction in the state's south.

In 1949, the town became the headquarters of the Snowy Mountains Scheme and grew rapidly.

The scheme can currently only produce 1% of the power the Snowy Mountains Scheme produces.

It was decommissioned in 1957 when the Snowy Mountains Scheme was completed.

He was responsible for establishing the Snowy Mountains Scheme.

It did things like build the Snowy Mountains Scheme.

Many of these displaced persons worked on the relatively nearby Snowy Mountains Scheme.