| Bib ID |
4673136 |
| Format |
Picture, Online, Online - Google Books |
| Online Versions |
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| Description |
1962
1 photograph : b&w ; 26.6 x 21.6 cm.
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| Series |
Work carried out on Snowy Mountains project by Thiess Bros Pty Ltd from June 1961, New South Wales.
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| Summary |
"Designed by American engineer Don Jacobs, the sliding tunnel floor shown in photograph was one of Thiess' key innovations and enabled the excavation of the Snowy-Geehi tunnel to proceed at record speed. Thiess broke the world record for hard rock tunnelling, excavating 165 metres in six days"--Information from acquisitions documentation.
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| Notes |
Title based on inscriptions.
Inscriptions: "Sliding floor and jumbo in Snowy-Geehi Tunnel as seen from tunnel face, August 1962"--Printed below image.
In: Work carried out on Snowy Mountains project by Thiess Bros Pty Ltd from June 1961, New South Wales.
Condition: Silvering, buckled.
Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn4667159-s153
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| Source of Acquisition |
Donated by Thiess Pty Ltd, 2009. |
| Subjects |
Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme - Photographs. | Hydroelectric power plants - New South Wales - Snowy Mountains - Design and construction - Photographs. | Tunnels - New South Wales - Snowy Mountains - Photographs. | Boring machinery - New South Wales - Snowy Mountains - Photographs. | Snowy Mountains (N.S.W.) - Photographs.
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| Other authors/contributors |
Thiess Bros
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