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22-12-11, 09:40
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Snowy scheme
The first large generators installed in the Snowy Hydro scheme were British made . But the SMHEA quickly changed over to Japanese manufactured generaters , probably for cost reasons . MIKE
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22-12-11, 11:03
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OK, I'm impressed. No CNC in those days.
Always wondered how deep an OxyAcet. would cut.... Rich.
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22-12-11, 21:56
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G'day All, Life was simpler back then, I noticed that no-one had any safety glasses, nor steel capped boots, OH&S can be a damn nuisance, but personally I would not turn anything on my lathe without them, great site and pictures, shame it's all history now, thanks for posting the link, cheers Dennis
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07-01-12, 10:45
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"The first large generators installed in the Snowy Hydro scheme were British made . But the SMHEA quickly changed over to Japanese manufactured generaters , probably for cost reasons . MIKE"
The first power station at Guthega for the Snowy Mountain Athourity used to supply power for construction/accommadation etc was by diesal, "They were Ex-German Submarine engines acquired by the French Government as reparation from the war. The Australian Government purchased them directly from the French." To top it off, one of the installation supervisors was ex Luftwaffe, certainly ticked all the box's for Multi-Culturism even then. Source: :Mud Sweat and Snow by Noel Gough. Rich.
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07-01-12, 16:40
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interesting, that way back when, the Japanese were buying up lots of old British motorcycles, and reverse engineered them...Looked at the basic theory, and the actual constrution. The theory behind Brit design was pretty sound, the realization however much less so..The Japanese simply improved on some of the basic concepts, and voila, the jap bike invasion of the 70s began ...
would you agree-disagree that.... historically the Brits had wonderful and innovative theories, concepts and designs, but historically were also hampered by a failure to further develop and build upon those concepts and were bypassed by others? and more so in civilian areas,..hampered by poor quality control and labour strife?
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07-01-12, 17:43
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It is true that Britain led in a lot of fields of engineering, but others came along a developed on what we were doing. Take the Austin Morris Mini, innovative in design layout and once in production, only improved in small ways to keep the costs down, but others seeing it were able to capitalise on what they saw. As for motorcycles, some of the Jap machines were very similar to BSA, Triumph, etc. It is always the same in any field, the first to come up with a good design is a genius, but it is those that develop that design who usually come out smelling of roses. 
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