Monday,
4 August 2025
Dr Gilbert Charles’ achievements remembered

By HOWARD CHARLES OAM

SOON we will be celebrating the 75th anniversary of the start of the building of the Snowy Mountains Scheme, which was the greatest engineering feat ever undertaken in Australia, by the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority (SMHEA), outstandingly led by the brilliant Sir William Hudson.

Thanks to his leadership it was completed on time and under budget.

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