The thirsty land: harnessing Australia's water resources
[by] Eve Pownall. Illustrated with photos., maps, and reproductions of old prints.
- [1st American ed.]
- New York, Coward-McCann [1968, c1967]
- The World we are making .
Map on end papers.
Bibliography: p. 153-154.
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.
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