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Adaminaby
Adaminaby is a small town near the Snowy Mountains north-west of Cooma, New South Wales, Cooma, New South Wales, Australia, in the Snowy Monaro Regional Council. The historic town, of 301 people at the , is a trout fishing centre and winter sports destination situated at above sea level. Economic life is built around tourism and agriculture–the town serves as a service point for Selwyn Snowfields and the Skiing in New South Wales, Northern Skifields. It is also a popular destination for horse riders, bushwalkers, fly-fishermen and water sports enthusiasts as well as a base for viewing aspects of the Snowy Mountains Scheme. Adaminaby is one of the highest towns in Australia, with regular snowfalls that are quite often heavy during winter. The historic Bolaro Station and scenic Yaouk Valley are located near the township and Charlie McKeahnie, said to be the inspiration for The Man from Snowy River (poem), ''The Man From Snowy River'', a poem by Banjo Paterson, lived and died in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Adaminaby And Lake Eucumbene
Old Adaminaby and Lake Eucumbene are the Heritage register, heritage-listed former town of Adaminaby and the reservoir that flooded the town, now at Eucumbene Dam, Eucumbene, Snowy Valleys Council, New South Wales, Australia. The town was established in 1830. The reservoir was designed by the Snowy Hydro, Snowy Hydro Electric Authority and built from 1956 to 1958 by the Authority. It is also known as Old Adaminaby and Lake Eucumbene, including relics and movable objects, Eucumbene River, Eucumbene Valley, Old Adaminaby Remains, Old Adaminaby Ruins and Old Adaminaby Drowned Landscape. The property is owned by Snowy Hydro, Snowy Hydro Limited, a statutory corporation owned by the governments of Australian Government, Australia, New South Wales Government, New South Wales and Government of Victoria, Victoria. The site was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 3 June 2008. History Indigenous history The Ngarigo people occupied the country from Canberra south to j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Adaminaby
Adaminaby is a small town near the Snowy Mountains north-west of Cooma, New South Wales, Australia, in the Snowy Monaro Regional Council. The historic town, of 301 people at the , is a trout fishing centre and winter sports destination situated at above sea level. Economic life is built around tourism and agriculture–the town serves as a service point for Selwyn Snowfields and the Northern Skifields. It is also a popular destination for horse riders, bushwalkers, fly-fishermen and water sports enthusiasts as well as a base for viewing aspects of the Snowy Mountains Scheme. Adaminaby is one of the highest towns in Australia, with regular snowfalls that are quite often heavy during winter. The historic Bolaro Station and scenic Yaouk Valley are located near the township and Charlie McKeahnie, said to be the inspiration for ''The Man From Snowy River'', a poem by Banjo Paterson, lived and died in the district. Later, Nobel winning author Patrick White wrote about the town. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Eucumbene
Eucumbene Dam is a major gated embankment dam, earthfill embankment dam with an Spillway#Types, overflow ski-jump and bucket spillway with two vertical lift gates across the Eucumbene River in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, Australia. The dam's main purpose is for the generation of hydroelectricity, hydro-power and is one of the sixteen major dams that comprise the Snowy Mountains Scheme, a vast hydroelectricity and irrigation complex constructed in south-east Australia between 1949 and 1974 and now run by Snowy Hydro. The impounded reservoir (water), reservoir is called Lake Eucumbene, the largest storage lake in the Snowy Mountains Scheme. Location and features Commenced in May 1956 and completed in May 1958, Eucumbene Dam is a major dam, located approximately northeast of the locality of Eucumbene Cove. The dam was constructed by a consortium comprising the NSW Public Works, Department of Public Works and Kaiser-Walsh-Perini-Raymond based on engineering plans develope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
