With thanks to Chris Nicholes, the following pic and description from the construction of Blowering Dam: 1965. Grouting crew at Blowering Dam. Some names mentioned are Gary Ballard, Max Hausler, Doug Saunders, and Ron Rowlings kneeling. Others unidentified.
Tumut Railway Station 1968/9
With thanks to Chris Nicholes for the pic and description: 1966/69.Tumut Railway station. O’Brien motors in distance. Reinforcing steel for Blowering Dam spillway.
Morrison Knudsen Utah McDonald Engineering Staff
Huge thanks to Chris Nicholes for this pic and description: Morrison Knudsen Utah McDonald Engineering staff, Blowering dam project 7/12/65. From left: W Johnson, W Lucas, G Nuttal, A Dynon, F Foy, E Close.
Construction of Blowering Dam Spillway 1967
A great pic and description from Chris Nicholes: 1967 construction of Blowering Dam spillway. D9 Dozer fitted with a ‘pushin cushin’ designed for push loading of scrapers which were fitted with a push pad at the rear end . The snowy plant operators often washed the dust down at the Royal Hotel, and unfairly nicknamed […]
Blowering Valley 1967
With thanks to Sylvia Halloran: