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WorksheetsQuiz on the Snowy Hydro Scheme
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which Prime Minister was involved in the creation of the Snowy Mountain Hydro-Electric Scheme?
Ben Chifley
Robert Menzies
Arthur Caldwell
Scott Morrison
Which one of these acts were NOT passed as part of the Chifley Government's post-war reconstruction?
The production of the first mass-produced Australian car (the Holden FX)
The provision of unemployment and sickness benefits
A new, more inclusive approach to immigration (i.e., the Beautiful Balts)
The implementation of the White Australia Policy to restrict Asian migrants
The Snowy Hydro Scheme was launched in 1949 and official opened in what year?
1966
1968
1972
1977
Migrants from more than 30 nationalities made up about how much of the workforce of the Snowy Hydro Scheme?
45%
55%
65%
75%
Who was the Chief Engineer of the SMHEA who stated to the workers "You aren’t any longer Czechs or Germans, you are men of the Snowy"?
William Hudson
Ben Chifley
Robert Menzies
Hein Bergerhausen
Who was the German engineer who recruited most of the tradesmen at Wambrook for the Snowy Hydro Scheme?
Martin Schultz
Hugo Schildmann
Hein Bergerhausen
Walter Hartwig
Who was the job of Hein Bergerhausen before migrating to Australia and working on the Snowy Mountain Hydro Scheme?
Painter
Luftwaffe pilot
Carpenter
Baker
In what month and year did Hein Bergerhausen start working on the Snowy Hydro Scheme?
September 1951
October 1952
November 1953
December 1954
Using the words provided, what is the most appropriate word to describe the living conditions on the Snowy Hydro?
Freezing
Warm
Comfortable
War like
The work was hard, and the conditions were tough.... 90% of the work on the Snowy Hydro Scheme was?
Above ground
Underground
In the mountains
Near the rivers
