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Page 70
... engineers came to the south - west excited by the electrical potential of the two great river systems - the Gordon ... engineers — who claimed that harnessing these waters was vital for Tasmania's economic development . Hydro engineers ...
... engineers came to the south - west excited by the electrical potential of the two great river systems - the Gordon ... engineers — who claimed that harnessing these waters was vital for Tasmania's economic development . Hydro engineers ...
Page 71
... engineers . A Commonwealth government inquiry concluded in 1974 : It appears to be a close - knit and tightly ... Engineers Australia when senior members of the Institute of Engineers accused the HEC of practising " tunnel vision ...
... engineers . A Commonwealth government inquiry concluded in 1974 : It appears to be a close - knit and tightly ... Engineers Australia when senior members of the Institute of Engineers accused the HEC of practising " tunnel vision ...
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... engineers . The author * , who happens to be an electrical engineer must confess to being , at one time , a great admirer of EGAT . But then disillusion crept in . The First Problems Emerge Leaving aside the huge debt which EGAT's dam ...
... engineers . The author * , who happens to be an electrical engineer must confess to being , at one time , a great admirer of EGAT . But then disillusion crept in . The First Problems Emerge Leaving aside the huge debt which EGAT's dam ...
Contents
Editors Introduction | 7 |
Contents continued | 21 |
Peter Thompson Saving Tasmanias Franklin and Gordon | 69 |
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