Conquest of the Rivers (1957)
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Australia
How it feels
This documentary shows new workers at the Snowy Mountains Scheme in Australia. It was made to promote the project and attract more workers.
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What happens
Conquest of the Rivers is a 1957 Australian documentary focussing on new workers at the Snowy Mountains Scheme. It was a promotional piece created for the Snowy Hydro Electric Authority and is considered to be a recruitment film. The film won the 1958 Australian Film Institute award for Best Documentary. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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