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Snowy Hydro - Where Men and Mountains Meet 1963

This film is a fascinating depiction of the national ideal of postwar masculinity, looking at the spectrum of workers involved in the Snowy Mountains Scheme.

Length: 25 minutes 12 seconds

Original aspect ratio: 1.33:1 (Academy full frame)

Featured in the Snowy Hydro collection

Original classification rating: not rated

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National Archives of Australia

NAA title number: C5230, 64

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