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William Hudson (engineer)

William Hudson (engineer)
William Hudson, New Zealand-Australian engineer (d. 1978)

Sir William Hudson was a New Zealand-born engineer who headed construction of the Snowy Mountains Scheme for hydroelectricity and irrigation in Australia from 1949 to 1967, when he reluctantly retired at 71. The scheme was completed in 1974, under budget and before time.

27 April 1896

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